(a) The city plan commission shall be composed of residents of the city. The city council shall consider for appointment to the commission only those persons who have demonstrated their civic interest; general knowledge of the community; independent judgment; understanding of zoning and planning; availability to prepare for and attend meetings; and who, by reason of diversity of their occupations, constitute a commission which is broadly representative of the community.
(b) The city council shall appoint the city plan commission, which shall consist of nine members, who shall serve in places numbered one through nine, and five alternate members to serve in the absence of one or more regular members. Preference will be given, where feasible, to prior plan commission members as appointees to serve as alternate members to the commission. After the expiration of the initial members' terms, members shall serve two-year terms. No regular member shall serve more than three consecutive two-year terms and the terms of current members of the commission shall be counted toward the limit of terms to be served, for purposes of this section. At the expiration of three consecutive two-year terms of service as a regular member, the member may be appointed to serve as an alternate member at the discretion of the city council.
(Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 1, Art. III), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 23932-11-2019, § 1, passed 11-12-2019, eff. 11-22-2019)