[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Red Hook as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-8-2008 by L.L. No. 5-2008]
The Town Board finds that it is sometimes difficult
to maintain a quorum on the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
because members are ill, unable to attend, on extended vacation, or
find they have a conflict of interest on a specific matter before
the Board. In such instances, official business cannot be conducted
which may delay or impede adherence to required timelines. The use
of alternate members to serve when members are absent or are unable
to participate on an application or matter before the respective Board
in such instances is hereby authorized pursuant to the provisions
of this article.
A.
The Town Board may appoint alternate members of the
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals to serve for a term of
two years. No more than two alternate members shall be appointed to
each Board.
B.
The Chairperson of the Planning Board or Zoning Board
of Appeals may designate an alternate to substitute for a member when
such a member is not present or is unable to participate on an application
or matter before the Board. When so designated, the alternate member
shall possess all the powers and responsibilities of such member of
the Board. Such designation shall be entered into the minutes of the
initial Board meeting at which the substitution is made.
C.
All provisions of state law relating to Planning Board
and Zoning Board of Appeals member eligibility, vacancy in office,
removal, compatibility of office and service on other boards, as well
as any provisions of a local law relating to training, continuing
education, compensation and attendance, shall also apply to alternate
members.
This article is hereby adopted pursuant to the
authority contained in Municipal Home Rule Law § 10. It
is the intent of the Town Board to supersede the provisions of §§ 271(15)
and 267(11) of the Town Law, relating to the appointment of alternate
members, to amend and expand the circumstances under which an alternate
member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals may serve.
