(A) The City Council shall, through the passing of this chapter, provide for the establishment of a Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall consist of five members. The Mayor and one member of the City Council shall serve as ex-officio members of the Planning Commission. The members of the City Council shall serve on the Planning Commission for their respective elected terms of office on the Council. The five members of the Planning Commission shall be citizens of the city who are appointed by the City Council. The term of the appointed members shall be five years. Every attempt shall be made to obtain a cross section of the city in appointing members to the Commission. Any vacancy during the unexpired term of an appointed member shall be filled by the City Council for the remainder of the term. Except as otherwise provided within this chapter, a quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the appointed members.
(B)
The Planning Commission shall provide assistance to the City Council in the administration of this chapter, and the recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be advisory in nature. Specifically, the Planning Commission shall review, hold public hearings, and make recommendations to the City Council on all applications for zoning amendments, conditional use permits, and site permits, with the exception of those site permits for accessory structures and decks that are 250 square feet or under in size, and fences. The Officers of the Planning Commission shall be elected by the members of the Planning Commission at a regular meeting thereof in January of each year. The officers shall consist of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Planning Commission and shall have the duties normally conferred by parliamentary usage of such officers as well as any other duties specified within this chapter. The Vice-Chairperson shall act for the Chairperson in his or her absence. Vacancies in office of the officers of the Planning Commission shall be filled immediately by the same procedure.
(C) The Planning Commission may set such rules and procedures as are necessary for the orderly conduct of its business. Rules and procedures not otherwise adopted or not covered by applicable law shall be governed by the most recent edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Planning Commission.
(D) The members of the Planning Commission may receive such compensation for per diem and expenses as may be allowed by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 519.070) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003; Ord. 2018-5, passed 11-14-2018)