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By-Laws
Approved May 4, 2005
Amended April 3, 2008
1. This Board shall be known as the Enfield Planning Board.
2. The Board shall consist of seven members, two of which shall be from the agricultural
community. All members shall reside in the Town of Enfield.
3. Members of the Planning Board shall be appointed by the Enfield Town Board, in
consultation with existing members of the Planning Board.
A. Members of the Planning Board can be chosen from all interested members of the
community. Previous experience is not a criterion. Interest shall be the major
determining factor, and a valid demonstration of that interest shall be attendance at
one or more (preferably more) meetings of the Board.
B. Prospective members should submit a letter of interest, with some general notes as to
their time of residence, areas of knowledge and anything else they feel would support
their appointment.
C. Planning Board members will make recommendations for new members to the Town
Board based on meeting the prospective member[s] and reviewing their letter of
interest.
4. The full term for a member shall be seven (7) years. When a member resigns, a new member
shall be appointed to fill out the remainder of that term, rather than being appointed to a full
seven-year term. There are no term limits for members.
5. Members with three consecutive unexcused will be removed from the Board.
6. The Planning Board will meet monthly with a consistent day, time and location to be
determined at the first meeting of the year and will publish a calendar of this meeting
schedule. Meetings may be cancelled at the discretion of the Chair.
7. All meetings of the Planning Board are public and subject to the Public Meetings Law.
8. The Planning Board shall have a Chairperson to run the meetings, a Vice Chairperson to act
on behalf of the Chair in his or her absence, and a Secretary to keep a record of proceedings.
9. At the discretion of the chair, a meeting may have a period for comments and statements
from the public, to be known as “Privilege of the Floor”. A time limit may be imposed at the
discretion of the Chair.
10. The basic tasks of the Planning Board shall be to work on any tasks deemed necessary and
proper under the laws and based on requests of residents, the Town Board and other
authorities in the Town.
11. The Planning Board shall inform the residents of Enfield of their deliberations and actions by
posting agendas at the Town Hall and on the Town web site and making minutes available
from the Town Clerk and the Town web site and shall report to the Town Board from time to
time of the same.
12. These By-Laws may be modified, re-written or annulled at any time by motion or vote of a
majority on the Planning Board.