(A) Established and membership. A City Planning Commission is hereby continued. The Planning Commission shall consist of five floating members who shall be appointed by the Council for three-year terms. Both the original and successive appointee shall hold their respective offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies during the term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the term vacated. Every appointed member shall, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, have taken an oath that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of his or her office.
(1978 Code, § 205.01)
(B) Salary and expense requirement.
(1) Salary. All members shall be paid a salary, per meeting, payable in two semi-annual installments on June 30 and December 31 of each year. Commission members shall be paid only for those meetings attended.
(2) Expenses. Planning Commission members shall be reimbursed for mileage at a rate established from time to time for other city staff members for attendance at meetings and other activities which such Commission members are designated and authorized to attend by motion of the Planning Commission; provided, however, that, no Commission member shall be reimbursed for mileage expense for attendance at regular or special meetings of the Planning Commission within the city.
(1978 Code, § 205.02)
(C) Meetings, officers, procedures. The Commission shall establish regular meeting dates. Special meetings may be called by any two members of the Commission upon three days’ written notice to all members. The Commission shall establish such rules of procedure as may be deemed necessary. The Council shall select a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary from the Commission membership who shall serve for terms of one year, beginning July 1 of each year.
(1978 Code, § 205.03)
(D) Removal. Any Commission member may be removed only for cause by a majority vote of all Council members.
(1978 Code, § 205.04)
(E) Duties of the Commission.
(1) Records. The Commission shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions and findings which record shall be a public record and shall be filed with the Clerk prior to the Council’s first monthly meeting of each month. On or before October 1 of each year, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report of its work during the preceding year. It shall also render such other regular or special reports, advisory recommendations or make such investigations as it deems advisable or as may be requested by the Council. Expenditures of the Commission shall be within amounts appropriated for that purpose by the Council.
(2) Duty to administer. The duties of the Commission shall be to administer the zoning and subdivision regulations of the city, as the procedure is outlined and prescribed. The Commission shall be advisory to the Council as to all matters arising under the above described regulations. The Commission shall also undertake any other appropriate duties and responsibilities as the Council may from time to time direct.
(1978 Code, § 205.05)
(F) Training. Each member, within 180 days of his or her appointment to the Planning Commission, and each year thereafter, shall participate in at least one training session or seminar training in the area of land use planning approved by the City Council. Failure to either obtain a waiver or to satisfy the requirements of this section within the time periods allowed shall constitute cause for removal pursuant to division (D) above.
(1978 Code, § 205.06)
(Ord. 2007-12, passed 7-24-2007)