Authorized by NYS General Municipal Law, Section 239-b, and County Law, Section 220, the Wayne County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 25, in February 1966, authorizing “the establishing of a County Planning Board with initial and succeeding members of said Board to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors’ Planning and Development Committee.”
Under current practice, appointments are made by the Board of Supervisors, with one representative from each of the 15 towns of Wayne County. The Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointment of a fifteen member Board under a system of three year staggered terms.
Town | 2022 Board Member Name | Officer Position 2022 | Term Expiration (April 30) |
Arcadia | HUTTEMAN, Bob |
| 2022 |
| Butler | MENDENHALL, Chad |
| 2023 |
Galen | THORN, Ron |
| 2024 |
Huron | LOCKWOOD, Larry |
| 2024 |
| Lyons | BURNS, Rob |
| 2024 |
Macedon | BARTELS, Merton |
| 2023 |
Marion | Vacant |
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Ontario | CONKLIN, Kenneth | Secretary | 2022 |
Palmyra | KROLAK, Matt |
| 2022 |
Rose | GUTHRIE, Steve | Vice Chair | 2023 |
Savannah | Vacant |
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Sodus | GRABB, Dennis |
| 2022 |
Walworth | Vacant |
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Williamson | PETERS, Bert |
| 2024 |
Wolcott | MILLIMAN, Robert | Chairman | 2023 |
Training Requirements
Each member of the Planning Board is required to complete 4 hours of annual training. Such training must be relevant to planning board topics and “designed to enable such members to more effectively carry out their duties.” These trainings may include: pre-recorded videos; live online seminars or workshops; or traditional in-person training events; and must be provided by a reliable source such as the County Planning office, Regional Planning Commission, a state agency, a state municipal associate, college or other similar entity.
Planning Board Member Training Attestation - Form for Members to use that documents training dates, times, and sources.
