Appointments to fill vacancies prior to expiration shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member may be removed by the City Council, after a hearing, for misconduct or nonperformance of duty. A member who is absent from three consecutive meetings, without an excuse approved by the Planning Commission, is rebuttably presumed to be in non-performance of duty. The Planning Commission Chairperson shall notify the City Council of the member’s misconduct or nonperformance and recommend that it schedule and conduct a hearing. The City Council shall then hold a hearing followed by a vote whether to declare the position vacant. The City Council shall declare the position vacant unless finding otherwise following the hearing. The City Council shall then fill said vacancy.
(Ord. 661, passed 5-6-2020)