(a) Meetings.
(1) The meetings of the Commission shall be public. However, the Commission may go into executive session for discussion, but at all times, meetings shall conform to the open meeting requirements of Ohio R.C. 121.22
(2) The Commission shall hear any owner of property adjacent to the lot for which the granting of any zoning permit is pending, and shall also hear any other parties having substantial interest as determined by the Commission.
(b) Quorum. The majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Except where otherwise required, any decision of the Commission must be approved by a vote of at least a majority of all the members of the Commission present.
(c) Minutes and Records. The Commission 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 officials' actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the offices of the Municipality and shall be a public record.
(d) Witnesses, Oaths , and the Like. The Commission shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and punish for contempt, and may require the production of documents, under such regulations as it may establish.
(e) Department Assistance. The Commission may call upon the various departments of the municipality for assistance in the performance of its duties, and it shall be the duty of such departments to render such assistance to the Commission as may reasonably be required.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)