Establishment & Organization

Pursuant to § 7-718 of the Village Law, there is hereby established in the Village of Dobbs Ferry a Planning Board which shall consist of five members. All members of the Planning Board shall be residents of the Village. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. All members, including alternate members, shall comply with all other requirements of all applicable laws, including training requirements.

The Mayor shall nominate one of the members of the Planning Board to serve as Chairperson, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.

The members of the existing Planning Board in office at the time this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until the end of the term for which they were appointed. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years. The terms of Planning Board members shall always be staggered in such manner as to provide that one member’s term expires each year in accordance with the provisions of § 7- 718 of New York State Village Law.

The Mayor shall appoint at least one but no more than two alternate Planning Board members, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. The terms of the alternate members shall be three years, and no alternate member shall be appointed in the same year as another alternate member, except to fill the unexpired term of a vacancy. The chairperson of the Planning Board may designate an alternate member to substitute for a regular member when such member is absent or unable to participate because of a conflict of interest on an application or matter before the Planning Board. Any alternate members shall attend all meetings of the Planning Board, shall sit with the regular members during the review of matters before the Board, and shall participate in all actions of the Board up to, but not including, voting on motions, resolutions, and actions, unless they are substituting for a regular member.

If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, the Mayor shall appoint a new member for the unexpired term.

To the extent that the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of the Village Law at § 7-718, the Board of Trustees hereby declares its intent to supersede the provisions of the Village Law pursuant to § 10 et seq. of the Municipal Home Rule Law.