Cobleskill Village City Zoning Code
§ 160-17.1
Creation; terms; organization.
A.
Creation.
(1)
Pursuant to § 7-718 of the Village Law, the Village Board shall appoint a five-member Planning Board which shall be responsible for continuing long-range planning activities and for such duties pertaining to administration of this chapter as are specified in this § 160-17.
(2)
In addition, the Village Board shall appoint one nonvoting alternate member of the Planning Board. Said alternate shall be authorized to participate in all discussions and deliberations of the Planning Board and shall be a voting member in the case of the recusal or absence of any Board member.
B.
Term of office.
(1)
Pursuant to § 7-718, the term of each member and nonvoting alternate member of the Planning Board shall be five years, expiring at the end of the official year.
(2)
Vacancies, other than those created by the expiration of a term, shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3)
The Mayor shall, subject to the approval of the Village Board, appoint the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Planning Board. Should the Mayor fail to make such appointment(s), the Planning Board may select a Chairman and Vice Chairman from its membership.
(4)
Members of the Planning Board may be removed from the Planning Board for cause by the Mayor after public hearing, held pursuant to Village Law § 7-718, Subdivision 9. Cause includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with the minimum requirements relating to meeting attendance and training as established by the Village Board.
C.
Organization.
(1)
General operations.
(a)
The Planning Board may adopt rules and regulations regarding procedure before it and in respect to any subject matter over which it has jurisdiction under Article 7 of the Village Law, under the Subdivision Law[1] or this chapter of the Code of the Village of Cobleskill or any other statute, subject to approval of the Village Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 135, Subdivision of Land.
(b)
The Village Board may employ clerical or other staff necessary for proper function of the Planning Board.
(c)
The Village Board shall provide operating expenses for the Planning Board. Planning Board expenditures shall not exceed the amount of the appropriations.
(2)
Meetings.
(a)
The Planning Board shall hold meetings at the call of the Chairman or at other times the Board may determine, by simple majority of its members.
(b)
All meetings shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Art. 7 of the New York State Public Officers Law, § 100 et seq.
(3)
Minutes and records.
(a)
The Planning Board shall keep proper minutes of its meetings and records of its examinations, official actions, advisory reports and general studies.
(b)
The minutes shall show how each member voted on every question. The minutes shall also indicate if a member is absent or fails to vote.
(c)
The Planning Board shall file a record of all determinations with the Village Clerk for the public record.