§ 239-c. County planning boards. 1. Legislative findings and intent.\nThe legislature hereby finds and determines that:\n (a) significant decisions and actions affecting the immediate and\nlong-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the state\nand its communities are made by county planning boards.\n (b) county planning boards serve as an important resource to the state\nand its localities, helping to establish productive linkages between\ncommunities as well as with state and federal agencies.\n (c) through comprehensive planning and special studies, county\nplanning boards focus on opportunities and issues best handled at a\ncounty-wide scale.\n (d) the development of a county comprehensive plan can foster\ncooperation among governmental agencies in the planning and\nimplementation of capital projects. Similarly, county comprehensive\nplans can promote intermunicipal cooperation in the provision of public\nservices.\n (e) citizen participation is essential to the design and\nimplementation of a county comprehensive plan.\n (f) the great diversity of resources and conditions that exist within\nand among counties requires consideration of such factors by county\nplanning boards.\n (g) it is the intent of the legislature therefore, to provide a\npermissive and flexible framework within which county planning boards\ncan perform their power and duties.\n 1-a. Alternate members of county planning boards. (a) A county\nlegislative body may, by local law or as a part of the local law\ncreating the county planning board, establish alternate planning board\nmember positions for purposes of substituting for a member in the event\nsuch member is unable to participate because of a conflict of interest.\nAlternate members of the county planning board shall be appointed by\nresolution of the county legislative body, for terms established by such\nlegislative body.\n (b) The chairperson of the planning board may designate an alternate\nmember to substitute for a member when such member is unable to\nparticipate because of a conflict of interest on an application or\nmatter before the board. When so designated, the alternate member shall\npossess all the powers and responsibilities of such member of the board.\nSuch designation shall be entered into the minutes of the initial\nplanning board meeting at which the substitution is made.\n (c) All provisions of this section relating to county planning board\nmember training and continuing education, attendance, conflict of\ninterest, compensation, eligibility, vacancy in office, removal, and\nservice on other boards, shall also apply to alternate members.\n 2. Establishment of county planning board. (a) Creation. In the\nabsence of a county administrative code or county charter which may\notherwise provide for the creation of a county planning board, the\ncounty legislative body alone, or in collaboration with the legislative\nbodies of the municipalities in such county may establish a county\nplanning board.\n (b) Membership. Members and officers of such board shall be selected\nin a number and manner determined by the county legislative body. In\nmaking such appointments, the county legislative body shall include\nmembers from a broad cross section of interests within the county.\nConsideration should also be given to securing representation by\npopulation size, geographic location and type of municipality. The terms\nof membership as well as the filling of vacancies on such board shall be\ndetermined by the county legislative body. The county legislative body\nmay provide for the appointment of individuals to serve as ex-officio\nmembers of the county planning board. Said ex-officio members or their\ndesignees may participate in the deliberations of the county planning\nboard, but shall not have voting privileges.\n (c) Membership of elected or appointed officials. No person shall be\nprecluded from serving as a member of a county planning board, as\nappointed b
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