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Local Law No. 2 - 2018
This local law shall be known as the “Reduction in Size of the Planning Board” law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
The Town Board finds that there is no need for the Planning Board to consist of seven (7)
members. This local law reduces the number of members to five (5) as allowed by Town Law §
271 (7).
Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 5-10 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
A. The Planning Board, previously established by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It
shall consist of five regular members and two alternate members. The members shall be
known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E, Alternate Member 1
and the Alternate Member 2. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town Board.
Annually, the Town Board shall designate which of the members shall serve as the
Chairperson and as the Vice Chairperson for that year.
B. Except for persons appointed or re-appointed to the Planning Board in 2018 and except as
provided in section 5-10D of the Code, the term of each member shall be five (5) years and
shall expire on the 31st day of December in the year in which the term expires.
C. The term of office of a member appointed in 2018 shall commence on the date that the
Town Board appoints that person to the Planning Board, and shall expire in accordance
with the following schedule:
(1) Member A’s term and Alternate Member 1’s term shall expire on December 31,
2018,
(2) Member B’s term and Alternate Member 2’s term shall expire on December 31,
2019,
(3) Member C’s term shall expire on December 31, 2020,
(4) Member D’s term shall expire on December 31, 2021,
(5) Member E’s term shall expire on December 31, 2022.
D. If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of the year in which that
person’s term began, that person's term shall expire on the 31st day of December of the
year when that person's term expires even if that person will have served less than five
years or the length of time associated with that Member’s term pursuant to section 5-10 C.
Section 3 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or
unconstitutional provisions.
Section 4 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
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