[Adopted 10-12-1971 by L.L. No. 9-1971]
The Town Board of the Town of Orangetown, aware of the needs
of a progressive and expanding community, and further aware that the
growth of the Town of Orangetown has created traffic hazards in various
parts of the Town, acting under authority of the Town Law of the State
of New York, hereby determines that the enactment of this local law
will contribute to minimize and, wherever possible, prevent traffic
congestion on public streets and highways and thus will also contribute
to promoting and protecting the public health, safety and general
welfare.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
A.
The Town Board is hereby authorized and empowered to create a Traffic
Advisory Board (sometimes referred to herein as "TAB"), which shall
consist of seven members who shall be especially qualified by reason
of training or experience in traffic safety, traffic engineering,
community planning or other relevant business or profession, or by
reason of civic interest and sound judgment.
B.
The members of the Traffic Advisory Board shall be appointed by the
Town Board, one of which members shall be Chairman appointed by the
Town Board.
C.
The Town Board may provide for compensation to be paid to the TAB
members and a secretary and provide for such other expenses as may
be necessary and proper, not exceeding in all the appropriations that
may be made by the Town Board for the Traffic Advisory Board. The
Town Board is hereby authorized to make such appropriation as it may
see fit for such expenses; however, such expenses shall be a charge
upon the taxable property of that part of the Town outside of incorporated
Villages.
D.
All TAB members shall hold office for a term of one year. If a TAB
vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of a term, it shall
be filled by the Town Board by appointment for the unexpired term
of the TAB member who created the vacancy; or, if it cannot be determined
which TAB member created the vacancy, then the new member will be
appointed for a term ending on December 31 of the same year that the
new member is appointed. The members of the Traffic Advisory Board
shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
E.
Meetings of the Traffic Advisory Board shall be held at such times
as the TAB may determine, and at such times at the call of the Chairman.
Four members of the TAB shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. All regular and special meetings of the TAB shall be
open to the public. The TAB shall keep minutes of its proceedings,
showing the vote of each member upon any question, or, if absent or
failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep records
of its examinations and official actions.
F.
The TAB shall have the advisory power to recommend, to the Town Board, the adoption, amendment and/or repeal of any rule, regulation or provision of the Code of the Town of Orangetown that relates to the duties of the TAB as described in § 39-20 and/or § 39-21 of this chapter, which TAB advisory recommendation shall be subject to the approval of the Town Board.
G.
The Supervisor of the Town of Orangetown shall designate, from his/her
staff, a Clerk to the Traffic Advisory Board.
H.
The TAB
shall have four advisors, as follows: i) the Superintendent, or his/her
designee, of the Orangetown Highway Department; ii) the Commissioner,
or his/her designee, of the Orangetown Department of Environmental
Management and Engineering; iii) the Chief of the Orangetown Police
Department (“OPD”), or his/her designee; and iv) an Orangetown
police officer, selected by the Chief of the OPD.
A.
The Traffic Advisory Board shall review the traffic rules, regulations,
ordinances or local laws adopted or to be adopted by the Town of Orangetown
regulating and controlling traffic in the Town of Orangetown, including
but not being limited to speed limits, parking, traffic signals, blind
intersections, bad curves, and in general the elimination of traffic
hazards in the Town of Orangetown.
B.
The Traffic Advisory Board shall investigate and report to the Town
Board upon traffic problems referred to it by the Town Board or Town
officials.
C.
The Traffic Advisory Board shall review traffic patterns for new
construction, including subdivisions, in cooperation with the Planning
Board.
D.
The Traffic Advisory Board shall coordinate Town traffic and safety
programs with similar programs of adjacent municipalities and the
County of Rockland.
The Town Board, may, by resolution, ordinance or local law,
provide for the reference of any matter to the Traffic Advisory Board
before the final action thereon by the body or officer of the Town
having final authority to act thereon, with or without the provisions
that final action thereon shall not be taken until the Traffic Advisory
Board has submitted its report or has had a reasonable time, to be
fixed by the Town Board, to submit the report.
All ordinances and local laws or parts of ordinances and local
laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision
of this local law shall not affect the validity of any part of this
local law which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
This local law shall take effect immediately.
