(A) Establishment. There is hereby established a Zoning Board of Appeals which shall perform the duties and exercise the powers assigned to it under this chapter and under Public Act 184 of 1943, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.321 through 125.333, as amended.
(B) Members. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of 5 members. The first member shall be a member of the Township Planning Commission and shall serve as long as his or her term on the Planning Commission continues, the second shall be a member of the Township Board appointed by the Township Board and shall serve for 2 years or with the tenure of his or her township office; the remaining members shall be selected and appointed by the Township Board from among the electors residing in the township and serve for 3 years; provided, that no elected officer of the township, nor any employee of the Township Board, may serve simultaneously as a member of or as an employee of the Township Zoning Board of Appeals. Each appointment thereafter shall be for 3 years.
(1) The Township Board shall provide annually in advance for the total amount allowed for the Zoning Board of Appeals for the ensuing year on a per diem basis or as expenses actually incurred in the discharge of their duties. Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be removable by the Township Board for nonperformance of duty or misconduct in office upon written charges and after public hearing.
(2) The Township Board shall appoint up to 2 alternate members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, under the same terms as regular members. The alternate member may be called to sit as a regular member in the absence of a regular member who is unable to attend for 2 or more consecutive meetings or for more than 30 consecutive days. The alternate may also be called to sit when a regular member abstains due to conflict of interest. The alternate member shall sit on a case until a final decision is made.
(C) Meetings, Chairperson and records. Meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the Board in its rules of procedure may specify; provided 1 meeting shall be held each quarter. The Chairperson, or in his or her absence the acting Chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be open to the public. The Board shall maintain a record of its proceedings, which shall be filed in the office of the Township Clerk and shall be a public record.
(Ord. § 25.00, passed 5-22-1997; Am. Ord. 397, passed 10-11-2001; Am. Ord. 425, passed - -; Am. Ord. 435, passed 7-9-2009)