Section S. And regulations

The planning board  may  recommend  to  the
  town  board  regulations  relating  to any subject matter over which the
  planning board has jurisdiction under this article or any other statute,
  or under any local law or ordinance of the town. Adoption  of  any  such
  recommendations by the town board shall be by local law or ordinance.
    14. Report on referred matters; general reports. a. The town board may
  by  resolution  provide  for  the  reference  of  any matter or class of
  matters, other than those referred to in subdivision  thirteen  of  this
  section,  to  the planning board before final action is taken thereon by
  the town board or other office or officer  of  said  town  having  final
  authority  over  said  matter. The town board may further stipulate that
  final action thereon shall not be taken until  the  planning  board  has
  submitted  its report thereon, or has had a reasonable time, to be fixed
  by the town board in said resolution, to submit the report.
    b. The planning  board  may  review  and  make  recommendations  on  a
  proposed  town comprehensive plan or amendment thereto. In addition, the
  planning  board  shall  have  full   power   and   authority   to   make
  investigations,   maps,   reports   and  recommendations  in  connection
  therewith relating to the planning and development of  the  town  as  it

  seems  desirable,  providing  the total expenditures of said board shall
  not exceed the appropriation provided therefor.
    15. Alternate members. a. A town board may, by local law or ordinance,
  or  as  part  of the local law or ordinance creating the planning board,
  establish alternate planning board  member  positions  for  purposes  of
  substituting  for  a  member  in  the  event  such  member  is unable to
  participate because of a conflict of interest. Alternate members of  the
  planning  board  shall be appointed by resolution of the town board, for
  terms established by the town board.
    b. The chairperson of the planning board may  designate  an  alternate
  member  to  substitute  for  a  member  when  such  member  is unable to
  participate because of a conflict  of  interest  on  an  application  or
  matter  before the board. When so designated, the alternate member shall
  possess all the powers and responsibilities of such member of the board.
  Such designation shall be  entered  into  the  minutes  of  the  initial
  planning board meeting at which the substitution is made.
    c.  All  provisions  of this section relating to planning board member
  training and continuing education,  attendance,  conflict  of  interest,
  compensation,  eligibility,  vacancy  in office, removal, and service on
  other boards, shall also apply to alternate members.
    16. Voting requirements. Every motion  or  resolution  of  a  planning
  board  shall require for its adoption the affirmative vote of a majority
  of all the members of the planning board. Where an action is the subject
  of a referral to the county planning agency or regional planning council
  the voting provisions of sections  two  hundred  thirty-nine-m  and  two
  hundred thirty-nine-n of the general municipal law shall apply.