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Town of Hamburg, NY § 34-1 § 34-14 G. Each member of the Planning Board shall be required to keep records of his/her attendance at required training sessions and to provide to the Planning Department as the case may be, certificates of attendance for completion or other proof of completion of training courses on an annual basis. The Planning Department shall keep records of the attendance of each Board member at the required training courses and shall present, at the close of each calendar year, a list of each Board member's courses and credits earned in that year, together with any credits carried over from previous years, to the Town Clerk and to the Town Board. H. A copy of this Chapter shall be supplied by the Town Clerk to each member of the Planning Board. Article III Zoning Board of Appeals § 34-12 Responsibilities of Zoning Board of Appeals members A. Each member of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be expected to review and familiarize himself/ herself with Article XLV Zoning Board of Appeals, and Article 16 of NYS Town Law. B. The members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be expected to conduct themselves in conformity with all rules and regulations that may be adopted by the Town Board and/or by the Zoning Board of Appeals, as the case may be, for the conduct of meetings and public hearings. C. No member of the Zoning Board of Appeals may miss more than three (3) regularly scheduled meetings of the Board during a calendar year, other than for a medical or other emergency or for any other just cause approved, in advance, by the Chair of the Zoning Board. It is expected that Board members be on time and call the Chair or Secretary if he/she cannot attend a meeting. D. The Town Board shall have the power to remove, after public hearing, for cause, any Zoning Board of Appeals member. Cause for removal shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) Noncompliance with the minimum requirements relating to training and education as established in this Chapter and/or by Town Law; (2) Noncompliance with the meeting attendance requirements as established by this Chapter; (3) Failure to comply with the residency requirements as are set forth for Public Officers or in the Town Law; (4) Failure to disclose a conflict of interest as required by the Town's Code of Ethics; (5) Failure to comply with any rules or regulations as may be prescribed for the conduct of Board members by the Town Board or Zoning Board of Appeals; and (6) Such other and further cause as may be established by the Town Board by local law. E. Prior to the conduct of any public hearing for the removal of a Zoning Board of Appeals member for cause, the Town Board shall provide the Board member with a statement Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/HA0055 on 2025-12-04 55