Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 23-59, adopted 12-18-2023). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified. (A) Creation. A Planning and Zoning Commission is hereby created for the village to carry out the duties of a plan commission and zoning board of appeals and those duties assigned by village ordinances to the Historic Commission. When used in this chapter, “Commission” shall be construed to mean the Planning and Zoning Commission and “Commissioners” shall be construed to mean the members of the Commission.
(B) Membership. The Commission shall consist of a chairman and six members to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Village Board. The Chairman shall be appointed annually from the members of the Commission by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. Annually, the Commissioners shall elect one of its own to serve as Vice Chairman, who shall serve in the absence of the Chairman.
(C) Term of office. The first appointees shall serve for the following terms, or until their respective successors, in similar manner, have been appointed and qualified: two for two years; two for three years; and three for four years. Successors to each member so appointed shall serve four year terms, except that vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the membership vacated. The term of each Commissioner shall expire April 30 of the year of the expiration of its respective term of office. Thereafter, the appointments shall be made at the annual meeting of the Village Board.
(D) Vacancy. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(E) Removal. The President, with the approval of the Village Board, may remove any member of the Commission for cause.
(F) Compensation. Commissioners shall receive compensation at the rate as set forth by the Village Board from time to time.
(G) Foregoing compensation. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any member of the Planning & Zoning Commission may elect to forego any, or all, of the compensation to which they are otherwise entitled for any part of their term by notifying the Village Treasurer, in writing, of such an election and the amount the Commissioner wishes to forego, the length of time the Commissioner wishes to forego such compensation, and the effective date of the election. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any Commissioner from rescinding the election to forego compensation, upon written notice to the Village Treasurer of their desire to rescind the election to forego compensation.
(Ord. 01-05, passed 6-4-2001; Am. Ord. 10-21, passed 5-3-2010; Am. Ord. 22-11, passed 4-4-2022)