(A) All decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be made at a meeting open to the public. All deliberations of the Zoning Board of Appeals constituting a quorum of its member shall take place at a meeting open to the public except as provided in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.261 - 15.275, as amended.
(B) A majority of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the business of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.261 - 15.275, as amended. Each member of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall have 1 vote.
(C) Regular meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be called as needed in response to receipt of a notice of appeal, so long as the meeting is scheduled within 20 days of the notice of appeal. The meeting can be called by the Zoning Administrator, the Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals, or, in his or her absence, the Vice-Chair. Public notice of the date, time, and place of a public meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of the Public Acts of 2006, M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3101 et seq.
(D) The business of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with its adopted bylaws.
(E) The Chair, or in his or her absence, Vice-Chair may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
(Ord. 239, passed 3-5-2001, § 11.3; Am. Ord. 278, passed 9-19-2011)