(A) Planning Commission, created. There is hereby created a City Planning Commission for the city, and for land within three miles of its corporate limits and not located within any other municipality.
(Prior Code, § 2-61)
(B) Membership, terms, vacancies, removal, compensation, expenses.
(1) The City Planning Commission shall consist of not less than five and no greater than eight members appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the City Council. All members shall be residents of the county with ownership of real property within the city. The majority of members of this Planning Commission shall be resident electors of the city qualified by knowledge or experience to act in matters pertaining to the development and administration of a comprehensive plan of development for the city and who shall not hold any elective office in the municipal government. Resident electors of the city shall have the first consideration for filling of vacancies on the Commission.
(2) The term of each member of the Planning Commission shall be for five years, except that when such Planning Commission is first appointed four members shall be appointed to serve a term of three years and three members shall be appointed for a term of five years. Thereafter appointment of each member shall be five years.
(3) Any vacancy in a membership on the Planning Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as for appointment.
(4) The Mayor, with the confirmation of the City Council, shall after public hearing have authority to remove any member of the Planning Commission for cause which cause shall be stated in writing and made a part of the record of such hearing.
(5) All members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such without compensation, except for actual expenses, which shall be subject to approval of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 2-62)
(C) Organization. Upon appointment, the Planning Commission shall be called together by the Mayor and shall organize by electing a Chairperson from among its members for a term of one year with eligibility for re-election, and may fill such other of its offices as it may create in a manner prescribed by the rules of such Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § 2-63)
(D) Meetings, rules, records. The Planning Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. Subject to the approval of the City Council, it shall adopt such rules for transactions, findings and determinations which shall be a public record.
(Prior Code, § 2-64)
(E) Annual report. The Planning Commission shall each year on or about May 1, make a report to the City Council of its proceedings with a statement of its receipts and disbursements and the progress of its work during the preceding year.
(Prior Code, § 2-65)
(F) Technical, engineering, clerical and other assistance. Subject to the approval of the City Council, the Planning Commission may employ such technical, engineering, clerical and other assistance as may be deemed essential to carry on the work of the Planning Commission. Persons so employed shall be governed by the same rules and regulations covering other municipal employees. The compensation of all such employees shall be fixed by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 2-66)
(G) Contracts. All contracts and agreements relating to the work of the Planning Commission and for services or materials required by it shall be made by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 2-67)
(H) Powers, authorities, jurisdictions and duties of the Planning Commission. The City Planning Commission shall have all the powers, authorities, jurisdictions and duties set forth in SDCL Chapter 11-6, and such other powers, authorities, jurisdictions and duties as are incident and necessary to carrying out the purpose of SDCL Chapter 11-6.
(Prior Code, § 2-68)
(Ord. 1146, passed 8-12-2014)