(A) Board established; terms; organization. A Board of Appeals is hereby established. The word BOARD when used in this section shall be construed to mean the Board of Appeals. The Board shall consist of 7 members who shall be freeholders appointed by the Mayor upon approval by the Council. Not less than 2 members of the Board shall be members of the Plan Commission. The terms of office of the members of the Board shall be 5 years except that the 7 members first appointed shall serve respectively for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 years. Thereafter as each term expires, the appointment shall be for 5 years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant by the appointing authority which shall have the power to remove any member of the Board for cause, after notice and hearing. One of the members of the Board shall be named as Chairperson at the time of the member’s appointment.
(1963 Code, § 2-2-1)
(B) Meetings. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the Board may determine. The Chairperson, or in the Chairperson’s absence, the Acting Chairperson may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
(1963 Code, § 2-2-2) (Ord. 590, passed 6-26-1958)