The Town of Brookhaven has issued new requirements for its Board of Zoning Appeals members (Town Code at Chapter 85).
Now, members of the ZBA must:
- Attend a minimum of 4 seminars/courses of certified education training in both planning and ethics with a minimum of 2 seminars in each area; &
- Attend all public meetings with no greater than 4 absences from such meetings being permitted within each year.
If a current board member fails to comply with these new requirements, they may be removed from the board following a public hearing.
Based on these new requirements, the Brookhaven ZBA is becoming a much more professional administrative body.
Do you think other towns, villages, and cities should follow suit?
Educating those who make important decisions about our communities is definitely something that we can support. Do you?
