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Town of Tuxedo, NY
Orange County
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[Adopted 10-16-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000; amended in its entirety 2-20-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that it shall supersede any inconsistent provision of Town Law § 271.
A. 
It is the intent of this article to provide for the terms of office of seven Planning Board members of the Town of Tuxedo, who shall be appointed to office for terms of five years, pursuant to the authority of Town Law § 271 and the Municipal Home Rule Law.
B. 
The revisions contained in this article are intended to correct the current term discrepancies of the Planning Board.
A. 
The existing terms of office for Planning Board positions are to be revised and the new terms of office for all Planning Board positions are established as follows:
(1) 
December 31, 2020: The term of office of one Planning Board member shall expire.
(2) 
December 31, 2021: The terms of office of two Planning Board members shall expire.
(3) 
December 31, 2022: The term of office of one Planning Board member shall expire.
(4) 
December 31, 2023: The terms of office of two Planning Board members shall expire.
(5) 
December 31, 2024: The term of office of one Planning Board member shall expire.
B. 
Vacancies to the Planning Board shall be filled from a list of candidates who have applied for the position pursuant to Article III of Chapter 16, "Officers and Employees," of the Town Code. The Planning Board Chair may make recommendations to the Town Board as to those candidates.
C. 
Alternate member. The Town Board shall appoint one alternate member whose term shall be for one year. The alternate member shall fully participate in all proceedings of the Planning Board, but may vote only when another member is absent or abstains and a quorum is needed. Any limitation of the power of such alternate member to vote which may be set forth in Town Law § 271(15) is hereby superseded.
[Added 1-24-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
The Town Board may, by resolution, establish requirements for training, continuing education and/or attendance. Adherence to these performance criteria is a requirement for continuing in office as a Planning Board member.
If any part or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this article or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo hereby declares that it would have passed this article or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.