(A) Every person appointed to the Planning Board shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in Article VI, § 7 of the North Carolina Constitution. Oaths of office shall be administered by some person authorized by law to administer oaths and shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
(B) Within 30 days after appointment, the Board shall meet and elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and create and fill other offices as it may determine. The term of the Chair and other officers shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. The Board shall adopt rules for transaction of its business and shall keep a record of its members’ attendance, and of its resolutions, discussions, findings and recommendations, which record shall be a public record. These records shall be kept in the manner and for the periods prescribed by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. The Board shall hold at least one meeting monthly and all of its meetings shall be open to the public. There shall be a quorum of three Board members for the purposes of taking any official action required by this chapter.
(C) The members of the Planning Board shall be paid a monthly stipend established in the annual budget ordinance for meeting attendance, regardless of the number of meetings attended; no money will be paid if no meetings were attended, payment will be on a quarterly basis. The compensation may be changed by the Town Council at any time.
(1989 Code, Title V, Ch. 50, Art. III) (Ord. passed 11-5-1981; Ord. passed 1-12-2010; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)