Administration.

A. Harbor Management Committee.(1) The Town Board shall appoint a member and an alternate member to the Committee who shall represent a range of harbor interests, including but not limited to navigation and boating safety, commercial operations, recreational marinas, marine infrastructure, special events and maritime history. The Committee shall be composed of six voting members consisting of one representative from each of the Towns of Irondequoit, Penfield and Webster appointed by their respective Town Boards; a representative of the County of Monroe appointed by the County Executive; a representative of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation appointed by the Regional Director; and a representative of the New York State Department of State appointed by the Secretary of State.

The Harbormaster shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Committee.(2) The Committee shall meet at least four times per year. Additional meetings may be scheduled to address issues of importance as deemed necessary.(3) Committee members shall serve until they are replaced by the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled as necessary and in accordance with the initial appointment.(4) The Chairperson shall be elected for the following year by the members of the Committee at the last meeting of each year.(5) The Committee shall receive and review reports from the Harbormaster pertaining to recreational boating and marinas; navigation and safety; navigational aids; depth of water and dredging needs; moorings; marine structure conditions and the need for repair; the use of local docks and facilities; regattas; special events and enforcement activities and violations.(6) The Committee shall make recommendations regarding the use of the Harbor waters as requested by the Town Board and as the Committee may otherwise deem appropriate.(7) The Committee shall review the Irondequoit Bay Harbor Management Plan and this chapter and recommend revisions to the Town Boards, as necessary.

The Harbor Management Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least once every 10 years, if necessary.(8) When requested by the Town Board, or when there is a Harbormaster permit issuance dispute, the Committee shall act as a mediator.(9) The Committee shall seek to resolve disputes to the satisfaction of the parties at hand while meeting goals and objectives of the Harbor Management Plan. To commence its review, the Committee shall be formally notified by the Town Board of a particular conflict, with a description of the issue at hand. In handling such cases, the Committee shall examine the sites of the proposed activities and affected areas, current zoning, compliance with the Irondequoit Bay Harbor Management Plan, this chapter and other applicable sections of the Town Code.(10) A Committee member may be removed for cause or in the event of absence from three consecutive meetings.B.

Harbormaster. The Harbormaster appointment shall be recommended by the Committee and approved by the Town Boards. The duties of the Harbormaster shall be to enforce this chapter and provide other assistance as needed to implement the Irondequoit Bay Harbor Management Plan.