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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003_6_25_Local_Law_No_14 LOCAL LAW NO. 14 -2003 This local law shall be known as the "First Amendment of Chapter 5 ---'Boards, Commissions, Authorities and Committees' Law. BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck Section 1-Purpose: On April 22, 2003 the Town Board enacted Local Law No. 12 - 2003 which created a new chapter for the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck where all of the standing Boards, Commissions, Authorities and Committees appointed solely by the Town Board are listed with their organizational features. The new chapter also standardized the terms of office of the members of those various municipal bodies and repealed those sections of the Code where the organizational features of the municipal bodies listed in this new chapter currently appear. Neither the Board of Appeals, the Planning Board nor the Recreation Commission were included in the chapter when it was enacted. The purpose of this local law is to amend the new chapter of the Code to add the Board of Appeals, the Planning Board and the Recreation Commission to it. Section 2 -Amendment to the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck (a) Section 5-5 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is amended to delete the word "(RESERVED") and substitute the following in its place: § 5-5 Board of Appeals A. The Board of Appeals, previously established by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of five (5) regular members and two (2) alternate members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E, Alternate Member A and Alternate Member B. 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 for that year. B. Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003 and except as provided in section 5-5 D. of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be five (5) years and shall expire on the 31 st day of December of the year in which the term expires. C. The term of office of a member appointed on or before September 1, 2003 shall commence on the date selected by the Town Board in its resolution making the appointment but the term of office of: (1) Member A and Member B shall expire on December 31, 2003; (2) Member C and Member D shall expire on December 31, 2004; and (3) Member E, Alternate Member A and Alternate Member B shall expire on December 31, 2005. D. If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December 31 st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though that person shall have served less than five (5) years. (b) Section 5-10 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby amended to delete the word "(RESERVED)" and substitute the following in its place: § 5-10 Planning Board Local Law 14-2003 Page 2 A. The Planning Board, previously established by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of seven (7) regular members and two (2) alternate members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E, Member F, Member G, Alternate Member A and Alternate Member B. 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 for that year. B. Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003 and except as provided in section 5-10 D. of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be seven (7) years and shall expire on the 31 st day of December of the year in which the term expires. C. The term of office of a member appointed on or before September 1, 2003 shall commence on the date selected by the Town Board in its resolution making the appointment but the term of office of: (1) Member A, Member B and Member C shall expire on December 31, 2003; (2) Member D, Member E and Member F shall expire on December 31, 2004; and (3) Member G, Alternate Member A and Alternate Member B shall expire on December 31, 2005. D. If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December 31 st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though that person shall have served less than seven (7) years. (c) Section 5-11 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is amended to delete the word "(RESERVED") and substitute the following in its place: § 5-11 Recreation Commission A. The Recreation Commission, previously established by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of seven (7) members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E, Member F, and Member G. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town Board. In accordance with section 244 of the New York General Municipal Law, annually the members of the Recreation Commission shall designate which of the members shall serve as the Chairperson for that year. D. Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003 and except as provided in section 5-11 D. of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be seven (7) years and shall expire on the 31 st day of December of the year in which the term expires. E. The term of office of a member appointed on or before September 1, 2003 shall commence on the date selected by the Town Board in its resolution making the appointment but the term of office of: (1) Member A, Member B and Member C shall expire on December 31, 2003; (2) Member D, Member E and Member F shall expire on December 31, 2004; and (3) Member G shall expire on December 31, 2005. D. If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December Local Law 14-2003 Page 3 31 st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though that person shall have served less than seven (7) years. 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 filing with the Secretary of State.