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Subd. 1. Size and Appointments. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven voting members who are residents of the city. The seven members, one of which shall be a City Council member, shall be appointed by the City Council and may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the Council.
Subd. 2. Terms. The members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of four years. Both original and successive appointees shall hold their offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies during the term shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired portion of the term. Every appointed member shall, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, take an oath that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of his or her office. All members shall serve with compensation as determined from time to time by the City Council. Compensation shall be based on attendance at the meetings of the Commission. Commission members shall be eligible to receive repayment for expenses incurred which are deemed as acceptable for reimbursement by the City Council.
(Ord. 2024-02, passed 2-28-2024)
Subd. 1. Chair. The Commission shall elect a Chair from among its appointed members for a term of one year. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Planning Commission.
Subd. 2. Vice Chair. The Commission shall elect a Vice Chair from among its appointed members for a term of one year. The Vice Chair shall act for the Chair in his or her absence.
(Ord. 2024-02, passed 2-28-2024)
The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. Any member who misses more than three consecutive regular meetings per year may be replaced by the City Council. A majority of the Commission members shall constitute a quorum. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, and findings, which record shall be a public record.
(Ord. 2024-02, passed 2-28-2024)
Subd. 1. General Duties. The Planning Commission shall have the powers and duties assigned under M.S. §§ 462.351 through 462.364, as they may be amended from time to time, by ordinances of the city, and by the Council.
Subd. 2. Comprehensive Plan. It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to prepare a Comprehensive Plan for the physical, economic, and social development of the city, including, but not limited to, proposed public buildings, and other similar developments, the use of property, the density of population, and other matters relating to the development of the city. The Comprehensive Plan may also include a land use plan, a community facilities plan, a transportation plan, and recommendations for plan execution. After the Council has adopted a Comprehensive Plan, the Commission shall periodically review the Comprehensive Plan, and any ordinances and other policies the Council has adopted to implement the Plan. After such review, it shall, to the extent it deems necessary, prepare proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Plan, or draft a proposed new Comprehensive Plan, and recommend it to the Council in accordance with law.
(Ord. 2024-02, passed 2-28-2024)