(A) The Board shall elect its own officers and adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No regular meetings shall be scheduled; however, the Board shall convene upon request of a hearing. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be public records. The concurring vote of two members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of any administrative official, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under this chapter, or to effect any variation, except as may otherwise be provided in the State Municipalities Planning Code, being 53 P.S. Ch. 30.
(B) The Board shall keep a stenographic record of the proceedings. The appearance fee for a stenographer shall be shared equally by the applicant and the Board. The cost of the original transcript shall be paid by the Board if the transcript is ordered by the Board or Hearing Officer or shall be paid by the person appealing from the decision of the Board if such appeal is made, and in either event the cost of additional copies shall be paid by the person requesting such copy of copies. In other cases the party requesting the original transcript shall bear the cost thereof.
(Ord. 678, passed 10-20-2010)