(A) Membership.
(1) The Plan Commission shall consist of 9 members.
(2) Four members shall be appointed as follows: 1 member selected by the City Council from its membership; one member selected by the Board of Park Commissioners from its membership; 1 member of or a designated representative selected by the Board of Public Works; and the City Engineer.
(3) The Mayor shall appoint 5 citizen members, not more than 3 of whom shall be of the same political party.
(4) The citizen members shall be qualified by knowledge and experience in matters pertaining to the development of the city, shall hold no other office in the city government and shall be residents of the city.
(B) Terms of office. The members of the Plan Commission shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. The terms shall expire on January 1. The term of each member representing the City Council, the Board of Park Commissioners or the Board of Public Works shall be coextensive with his or her term of office on such Council or Board unless such Council or Board shall, at its first regular meeting of each year, appoint another person to serve as its representative. The term of the City Engineer shall be coextensive with his or her term of office.
(C) Officers. Each year, at its first regular meeting following January 1, the Plan Commission shall elect from its members a President and a Vice-President.
(D) Quorum. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. No action, however, shall be official unless authorized by a majority of the Plan Commission.
(E) Powers and duties. The Plan Commission shall have the power and duties to:
(1) Review and administer all matters upon which it is required to act under this chapter;
(2) Prescribe uniform rules of procedure pertaining to petitions, hearings and the issuance of permits;
(3) Review periodically the effectiveness of this chapter and initiate amendments or make recommendations in conjunction therewith;
(4) Permit or require petitioner to make written commitments concerning the use or development of parcel(s) which are the subject of a petition;
(5) Impose conditions on the approval of a development plan or PUD district; and
(6) Consider such other matters and take such further actions as may be permitted by law.
(1979 Code, § 151.232) (Ord. 4370, passed 7-20-1998)