The Chautauqua County Planning Board is a thirteen person volunteer board authorized by General Municipal Law (GML) 239-c and enabled by the Chautauqua Count administrative Code to have all powers and authority established by GML 239.  The Board is comprised of eleven members, who are appointed to serve a three-year term by the County Executive and approved by the County Legislature.  The Director of Public Facilities and the Director of Finance serve as non-voting ex-officio members, or coterminous with their position.