Local Law No. P-2 of the Year 2022
Introduced by Mayor Rosenquest on April 13, 2022 at a Finance and Community Development Committee meeting of the Common Council.
Public Hearing to be held on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 5:00pm in the Council Chambers, 41 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.
A local law amending, re-naming and re-stating Chapter 14 “Boards, Commissions and Committees”, Article I “Planning Commission” Section 14-4 “Election of Chairman; employment of personnel; powers and duties” of the City Code of the City of Plattsburgh to provide By-Laws for the City of Plattsburgh Planning Board.
Be it enacted by the Common Council of the City of Plattsburgh as follows:
- The City Code of the City of Plattsburgh is amended by re-naming and re-stating Section 14-4 “Election of Chairman; employment of personnel; powers and duties” to the City Code of the City of Plattsburgh to read as follows:
Chapter 14 “Boards, Commissions and Committees”… Article I “Planning Commission” …Section 14-4 “Employment of personnel; powers and duties; and Planning Board By-Laws”
- The Commission shall have the power and authority to employ experts, clerks and a secretary and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding, in all, the annual appropriation that may be made by the City of Plattsburgh for said Commission.
- Pursuant to § 27 of the General City Law, the City Planning Commission is hereby invested with the powers and duties as specified for a Planning Board as provided in Article 3 of the General City Law in addition to the powers and duties as specified in Article 12-a of the General Municipal Law.
- The Planning Board By-Laws are set forth in Schedule I to this Chapter, which Schedule I may be amended from time to time by the Common Council through their legislative process.
- Effective Date
This Local Law shall take effect upon approval by the Mayor and filing with the New York Secretary of State.
