There shall be a Planning Board for the Town of Seneca Falls,
Seneca County, New York, to be known as the "Town of Seneca Falls
Planning Board," consisting of five members appointed according to
the requirements of Article 16 of the Town Law.
[Amended 2-7-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
The Town Board of the Town of Seneca Falls, New York, may, in
any year it deems necessary, appoint temporary ad hoc members to the
Planning Board to serve as provided in this section. The number of
temporary members so appointed pursuant to this section in any year
shall not exceed three. Each temporary member shall be appointed for
a one-year term of office. The Chair of the Planning Board shall assign
the temporary members as necessary when absence of regular members
of the Board or a conflict of interest of regular members of the Board
would otherwise prevent a full complement of the Board from considering
any pending matter. No more than two temporary members shall sit in
determination on any pending matter. The temporary members shall be
designated on a rotating basis in the manner provided in the general
governing rules of the Planning Board so that each temporary member
shall be afforded an equal opportunity to serve. Once designated to
serve on a particular matter before the Board, the temporary member
shall have the same powers and duties as a regular member of the Board
for the duration of the meeting at which they are appointed. Any determination
by the Board consisting of temporary members shall have the same weight
and be entitled to the same authority as the act or deed of the regular
Planning Board, and all laws, statutes and regulations shall apply
and be applied with equal force and effect. All provisions of this
Town Code and New York State Law relating to member training and continuing
education, attendance, conflict of interest, compensation, eligibility,
vacancy in office, removal, and service on other boards, shall also
apply to alternate members.
A member appointed to the Planning Board may serve no more than
two consecutive five-year terms. Two years after his or her prior
service, a former Planning Board member may again be considered for
appointment to the Planning Board.
Any Planning Board member missing three consecutive meetings
shall automatically forfeit his or her appointment. Further, any member
missing four meetings in a calendar year, except for major illness,
shall forfeit his or her appointment.
