(A) The Planning Board shall be composed of seven members, appointed by the Board of Commissioners, who shall be residents of the town. The members of the Planning Board shall be appointed for terms of one, two and three years, and their terms of office shall be designated at the time of their appointment. The successor members of the Planning Board, after those first serving under this section, shall be appointed for a term of three years. A member may be reappointed upon the expiration of his term. Vacancies occurring in the regular Board membership shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Commissioners.
(B) The Planning Board shall designate its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from its membership. The Deputy Town Clerk or designee shall provide secretarial duties for the Planning Board.
(C) The person acting as planning official for the town or Town Planner, by whatever name he may be designated, shall be an ex officio member of the Board in an advisory capacity and shall not be a voting member of the Board.
(D) Faithful attendance at the meetings of the Board is considered a prerequisite for the continuation of membership on the Board. The Board of Commissioners may take action to remove any Planning Board member who misses more than one-third of the meetings during any 12-month period.
(`88 Code, § 15-27) (Ord. passed 12-9-75; Am. Ord. passed 1-8-80; Am. Ord. passed 2-23-82; Am. Ord. passed 12-14-82; Am. Ord. passed 8-31-84; Am. Ord. 90-02, passed 3-12-90; Am. Ord. 93-10, passed 9-13-93; Am. Ord. 07-05, passed 4-9-07; Am. Ord. 10-19, passed 10-11-10; Am. Ord. 15-20, passed 7-11-16; Am. Ord. 18-7, passed 6-14-21)