(a) The "City Planning Commission for the City of Lewisburg, West Virginia," which was previously created, shall consist of nine (9) citizens, all of whom shall be residents of the City, shall be qualified by knowledge and experience in matters pertaining to the development of the City, shall include representatives of business, industry and labor, two-thirds of whom shall have been residents of this City for at least ten years prior to nomination, and each shall be nominated by the Mayor and appointed by him or her after confirmation by the City Council. One member of this Commission shall also be a City Council person and another member shall be a member of the administrative department of the City, the term of these two members to be coextensive with the term of office to which they have respectively been elected, appointed or employed, unless the City Council designates others to serve as the City's representatives. Such designation may occur for the first regular meeting of the Commission each year or as necessary to fill a vacancy.
(b) The nine citizen members shall each serve for terms of three (3) years each. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms only, in the same manner as original selections are made. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(c) The City Zoning Officer shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Commission at any time when not serving as the City's Administrative Representative. The City Zoning Officer when serving as the City's Administrative Officer shall be a full voting member, eligible for election to office and eligible for appointment to any of the Commission's Committees; the attendance requirements shall not apply to the Zoning Officer if he or she is not the City's Administrative Representative to the Commission.
(Ord. 279. Passed 4-6-19.)