(A) There is hereby established the Dayton Board of Architectural Review. The Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The members shall have demonstrated interest in historic preservation, and at least one (1) member shall have training or experience in a preservation-related profession: architecture, history, archaeology, architectural history, planning or related fields. When a professional member is not available, the Mayor may appoint a person interested in historic preservation to serve. When the Board reviews an issue that is normally evaluated by a professional member and that field is not represented on the Board, the Board shall seek expert advice before rendering its decision. In making appointments, the Mayor shall seek to include a member who is active in real estate. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation. Each member shall attend at least one (1) educational meeting on historic preservation per year. This meeting shall have been approved by the State Historic Preservation Officer.
(B) The terms of office of the members shall be four (4) years, except the terms of two (2) members of the original Board shall expire after one (1) year and one (1) member of the original Board shall expire after two (2) years and one (1) member of the original Board shall expire after three (3) years. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of that member’s successor. When a vacancy occurs during a term of office, it shall be filled within sixty (60) days, and the person selected shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term.
(C) The Boards shall each year elect members to serve as Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. The Chair shall preside at the meetings of the Board and shall be the spokesperson for the Board. In the Chair’s absence, the Vice Chair shall perform these duties. The Secretary shall prepare the minutes of the Board’s meetings which shall be available for public inspection.
(D) No member of the Board shall vote on any matter that may affect the property, income or business interest of that member.
(Ord. 2007-4, passed 2-6-07)
Cross-reference:
Other Departments, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, see Ch. 34