(A) The members of the Board of Adjustment shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. There shall be at least one member from the unincorporated areas of the county. Any elected officer of the county or employee of the County Board shall be excluded from membership on the Board of Adjustment.
(B) Number. The Board of Adjustment shall consist of seven members of which one member shall be a member of the County Planning Commission whose term shall coincide with the term he or she has on the County Planning Commission.
(C) Terms. Terms of the members of the Board of Adjustment, except for the Planning Commission member, shall be staggered three-year terms.
(D) Compensation. The members of the Board of Adjustment shall serve with compensation as the County Board may from time to time establish including payment of expense necessary to conduct the business of the Board.
(E) Conflict of interest. Any question of when a particular issue involves a conflict of interest is sufficient to disqualify a regular Board member from voting thereon shall be decided by a majority vote of all Board members except the member who is being challenged.
(F) Removal. The County Board of Commissioners may remove any members of the Board of Adjustment for nonperformance of duty or misconduct in office and may fill vacancies for any unexpired term.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)