(A) Creation and membership. Pursuant to the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-4-101, there is hereby created a municipal planning commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Planning Commission”. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members; two of these shall be the Mayor and another member of the City Commission selected by the City Commission; the other five members shall be appointed by the Mayor. All members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such without compensation. Except for the initial appointments, the terms of the five members appointed by the Mayor shall be for three years each. The three members first appointed shall be appointed as follows: one for a term of one year, two for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. The terms of the Mayor and the member selected by the City Commission shall run concurrently their terms of office. Any vacancy in an appointive membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor, who shall also have the authority to remove any appointive member at his or her pleasure.
(1994 Code, § 14-101)
(B) Organization, rules, staff and finances. The Planning Commission shall elect its Chairperson from among its appointive members. The term of Chairperson shall be for one year with eligibility for re-election. The Planning Commission shall adopt rules for its transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record. The Planning Commission may appoint such employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work and may contract with city planners and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of the Planning Commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the City Commission.
(1994 Code, § 14-102)
(C) Powers and duties. The Planning Commission shall carry out its powers, functions and duties in accordance with all applicable provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. Title 13.
(1994 Code, § 14-103)