(A) There is hereby established a Board of Zoning Adjustment. The word BOARD, when used in the Zoning Ordinance, shall be construed to mean the Board of Zoning Adjustment. The Board of Zoning Adjustment is appointed by the City Council and shall consist of five regular members, plus one additional member designated as an alternate who shall attend and serve only when one of the regular members is unable to attend for any reason. One member only of the city Board of Zoning Adjustment shall be appointed by the City Council from membership of the Planning Commission and the loss of membership on the Planning Commission by such member shall also result in the immediate loss of membership on the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the appointment of another Planning Commissioner to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. At least one member of the Board of Adjustment shall reside outside of the corporate boundaries of the city but within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.
(B) The members appointed shall serve for terms of three years and be removable for cause by the City Council upon written charges and after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(C) The Board of Zoning Adjustment shall annually in October elect one of its members as Chairperson, another as Vice-Chairperson, who shall act as Chairperson in the Chairperson's absence, and appoint a Secretary, who may be an officer or an employee of the city. Each shall serve until his or her successor has been selected. The presence of four members of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
(D) All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the Board may determine. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, if absent or failing to vote, indicating the 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. The Board shall adopt from time to time any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary, to carry the appropriate provisions of the Zoning Ordinance into effect and all of its resolutions and order shall be in accordance therewith.
(Prior Code, § 2-102) (Ord. 2017-2949, passed 6-5-2017)
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Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 19-907 through 19-910