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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW “H” OF THE YEAR 2011
A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING MINIMUM MEETING ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS MEMBERS
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
Section I. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
The purpose of this Local Law is to establish minimum meeting attendance requirements
for Regular Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members. The intention of this Local
Law is to ensure a quorum at as many Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals meetings as
possible and to facilitate the timely review of applications received by the Planning Board and
Zoning Board of Appeals.
Section II. AUTHORITY.
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the grant of powers to local governments provided
for in (i) Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law to adopt and amend local laws not
inconsistent with the provisions of the New York State Constitution or not inconsistent with any
general law relating to its property, affairs, government or other subjects provided for in said
Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, (ii) Village Law § 7-712 (9) , and (iii) Village Law
§ 7-718 (9).
Section III. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM MEETING ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS.
As of the effective date of this law, all Regular Planning Board Members and Regular
Zoning Board of Appeals Members shall be required to attend a minimum of 65% of all regularly
scheduled meetings within any consecutive 12 month period. Any Regular Member of the
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals may be removed by the Mayor, after a public
hearing, for non-compliance with these minimum requirements.
Section IV. SUPERSEDING EFFECT.
All Local Laws, resolutions, rules, regulations and other enactments of the Village of
Cayuga Heights in conflict with the provisions of this Local Law are hereby superseded to the
extent necessary to give this Local Law full force and effect.
Section V. VALIDITY.
The invalidity of any provision of this Local Law shall not affect the validity of any other
provision of this Local Law that can be given effect without such invalid provision.
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Section VI. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall be effective as of the date of filing with the New York Secretary of
State.