Revision of Planning Board Rules and Regulations (Adopted and Signed)

é. Ifa motion to approve an application for development does not receive the number of required votes, as hereinbefore set forth, such failure shall be deemed an action denying the application. Unless a Board member is disqualified from hearing and/or voting on a specific motion, every member shall be expected to cast a yea or nay vote on any motion before the Board. If any member of the Board feels constrained to abstain from casting a vote, the reason for such abstention shall be clearly set forth on the record and the Secretary shall note in the minutes the reasons given for such abstention. No member who participates in the hearing of a case may abstain. 3.05 Absent Members. When any hearing before the Board shall carry over One or more meetings, a member of the Board who was absent for one or more of the meetings, shall be eligible to vote on the matter upon which the hearing is conducted, notwithstanding his absence, provided that said Board member certifies, in writing, to the Board, that he/she has read the transcript or listened to a recording of the meeting for which he/she was absent. This rule shall not be construed as authorizing any hearing to be held whenever less than a quorum of the Board is present. 3.06 Order of Business. The order of business of all regular meetings of the Board shall be, subject to the Chairpersons discretion to modify, as follows: Call to order. Roll call. Statement of compliance with Open Public Meetings Act. Approval of minutes of prior meeting. Memorialization of resolutions. Motions for adjournments of any scheduled cases and any other motions. Unfinished or adjourned hearings. Hearing of new cases.* Action on any other business. Correspondence and reports. Adjournment. AT rw mea TS * No application shall be begin after 10:30 p.m., unless this rule is waived by the Board. 3.07 Open Meetings. All meetings, hearings and any action by the Board, except executive sessions pursuant to statute, shall be open to the public. 3.08 Incomplete Hearings. All incomplete hearings may be adjourned until a future date as is determined by the Board, without the necessity of re-service of notice. However, the Chairperson shall make a public announcement of the adjourned date of the next hearing. 6427234