The Hailey parks and lands board is hereby established. The Hailey parks and lands board shall consist of no more than seven (7) and no less than five (5) voting members. Each member shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council, shall have been a resident of Blaine County for two (2) years prior to appointment to the board and shall be a resident of the city of Hailey at the time of appointment, except that one member may reside outside the corporate limits of the city of Hailey, but within the city's area of impact. Each member must remain a resident of the city, or, in the case of the city's area of impact, within the impact area, during the term of his or her membership on the board. Each member shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered and shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, but replacements shall serve only until the expiration of the original term. The initial appointment term shall be one year for one member, two (2) years for two (2) members and three (3) years for two (2) members. Thereafter, appointments shall be for a term of three (3) years or until a successor is appointed. The board shall elect officers from among the members of the Hailey parks and lands board. The chairperson shall preside at meetings of the board. The vice chairperson shall, in the absence of the chairperson, perform the duties of the chairperson. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public, and follow the requirements of Idaho's open meeting laws. The board shall keep minutes and other appropriate written records of its resolutions, proceedings, and actions. All public hearings shall be conducted following public hearing procedures contained in chapter 2.04 of this title and the Idaho open meetings law defined in Idaho Code section 74-201 et seq., as amended. (Ord. 1196, 2016)