(A) Members of the Planning Commission shall be individually appointed and assigned to a specific term of office by the President of the Board, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(B) The initial terms of office shall be as follows:
(1) One member for one year;
(2) One member for two years;
(3) One member for three years;
(4) One member for four years;
(5) One member for five years.
(C) One of the members so appointed shall be named as Chairman by the President of the Board at the time of the member's appointment and shall be empowered with the authority to call meetings and public hearings, preside over such meetings and hearings, compel the attendance of witnesses, issue subpoenas, and administer oaths.
(1) In the absence of the Chairman at any meeting or hearing, the members present shall first appoint one of their members as Acting Chairman and that member shall thereby be empowered with all the authority of the Chairman during said meeting or hearing.
(D) At the end of each appointed term, the successor to each member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
(E) Any member of the Planning Commission desiring to resign his or her appointment before said term has expired, shall notify the President of the Board of Trustees in writing.
(1) Resignations so received shall be effective upon the date received by the President unless another date is specifically provided for within said notice of resignation.
(2) The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, shall, at the earliest possible time, appoint a successor for the unexpired term of the member.
(F) The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, may remove any member of the Planning Commission for cause.
(1) Upon such removal from office, the President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, shall, at the earliest possible time, appoint a successor for the unexpired term of the member so removed.
(Ord. 698, passed 3-1-96)