(A) At the first meeting of each year, the Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson from among its members; and it may appoint and fix the compensation of a Secretary and those employees as are necessary for the discharge of its duties, all in conformity to and compliance with salaries and compensations therefor fixed by the City Common Council.
(B) The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this chapter nor with the state statutes in such case made and provided.
(C) All meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such times as such Board may determine. The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent of failing to vote, indicating that fact, and shall also keep records of its examinations, hearings and other official actions. Findings of fact shall be included in the minutes of each case of a requested variation, and the reasons for recommending or denying the variation shall be specified. Every rule or regulation, every amendment or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board shall be filed immediately in the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
(Prior Code, § 150.261) (Ord. 1978-4, passed 3-21-1978)
Statutory reference:
Minutes, see I.C. 36-7-4-915
Secretary and employees, see I.C. 36-7-4-913