Section S. And regulations

The planning board  may  recommend  to  the
  village  board  of  trustees  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 of the village.  Adoption  of  any
  such  recommendations by the village board of trustees shall be by local
  law.
    14. Report on referred matters; general reports. a. The village  board
  of trustees may by resolution provide for the reference of any matter or
  class  of  matters,  other  than those referred to in subdivision ten of
  this section, to the planning board before final action is taken thereon
  by the village board of trustees or other  office  or  officer  of  said
  village  having  final  authority over said matter. The village board of
  trustees 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 village board of  trustees  in
  said resolution, to submit the report.
    b.  The  planning  board  may  review  and  make  recommendations on a
  proposed village comprehensive plan or amendment thereto.  In  addition,
  the  planning  board  shall  have  the  full power and authority to make
  investigations,  maps,  reports,  and  recommendations   in   connection
  therewith  relating to the planning and development of the village as it

  seems desirable, providing the total expenditures of  said  board  shall
  not exceed the appropriation provided therefor.
    15.  Planning  commission. In any village in which there is a planning
  commission created under article twelve-A of the general municipal  law,
  the  board  of  trustees,  instead  of  authorizing the appointment of a
  planning board  under  this  article,  may  provide  that  the  existing
  commission   shall  continue,  the  members  thereof  thereafter  to  be
  appointed in accordance with the provisions of  such  article  twelve-A,
  and  to  have  the  powers  and duties as specified for a planning board
  appointed under this article, provided, however, that  in  such  village
  section  two hundred thirty-eight of the general municipal law shall not
  be in force.
    16. Alternate members. a. A village board of trustees  may,  by  local
  law or as a part of the local law 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  the  mayor,  subject  to the approval of the board of
  trustees, for terms established by the village board of trustees.
    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.
    17. 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.