The Planning Board shall consist of seven (7) members and two (2) alternates (Ord. #2-77,19-2.2)

The membership shall consist of, for convenience of designating the manner of appointment, the four (4) following classes

a. Class I - The Mayor.

b. Class II - One of the officials of the Municipality other than a member of the Governing Body, to be appointed by the Mayor.

c. Class III - A member of the Governing Body to be appointed by it.

d. Class IV - Four (4) citizens of the Municipality to be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other municipal office, position, or employment The member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board, as required by Section 1 of P L 1968, c 245 40-56A-1), shall be a Class IV Planning Board member, unless there be among the alternate members both a member of Zoning Board of Adjustment or Historic Preservation Commission and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member common to the Planning Board and Municipal Environmental Commission shall be deemed a Class II member of the Planning Board. (Ord #2-77, 19-2.201)

The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond to his official tenure The terms of the members composing Class II and Class III shall be for one (1) year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first. The term of a Class II or Class IV member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission shall be for three (3) years or terminate at the completion of his term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first. The terms of all Class IV members first appointed under this Chapter shall be so determined that to the greatest practicable extent, the expiration of such terms shall be distributed evenly over the first four (4) years after their appointment; provided that the initial Class IV term of no member shall exceed four (4) years Thereafter the Class IV term of each such member shall be four (4) years

If a vacancy in any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of the Planning Board term, it shall be filled by appointment, as provided above, for the unexpired term. No member of the Planning Board shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest. Any member other than a Class I member, after a public hearing if he requests one, may be removed by the Governing Body for cause. (Ord. #2-77, 19-2 202)

Two (2) citizens of the Municipality, to be appointed by the Mayor, one (1) to be designated as "Alternate Member No. 1", and one (1) to be designated as "Alternate Member No 2" The alternate members shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members of nine (9) member Planning Board and their terms shall be for two (2) years, except that the terms of the alternate members shall be such that the term of not more than one (1) alternate member shall expire in any one (1) year, provided, however, that in no instance shall the terms of the alternate members first appointed exceed two (2) years A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term only

No alternate member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest An alternate member may, after public hearing if he requests one, be removed by the Governing Body for cause

Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No 1 shall vote first (Ord #2-77, 19-2 204)

If the Planning Board lacks a quorum because any of its regular or alternate members is prohibited by the Municipal Land Use Law from acting on a matter due to the member's personal or financial interests therein, regular members of the Board of Adjustment shall be called upon to serve, for that matter only, as temporary members of the Planning Board in order of seniority of continuous service to the Board of Adjustment until there are the minimum number of members necessary to constitute a quorum to act upon the matter without any personal or financial interest therein, whether direct or indirect If a choice has to be made between regular members of equal seniority, the chairman of the Board of Adjustment shall make the choice (Ord #16-92, 1)