(a) The City of Moundsville Board of Zoning Appeals shall have five (5) members to be appointed by the governing body. The members of the City of Moundsville Board of Zoning Appeals shall be residents of the City of Moundsville for at least three (3) years preceding the member's appointment. A member cannot be a member of the Planning Commission and cannot hold any other elective or appointive office in the City of Moundsville.
(b) The members shall be appointed for the following terms: One (1) for a term of one (1) year; two (2) for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) for a term of three (3) years. The terms shall expire on the first day of January of the first, second, and third years, respectively, following their appointment. Thereafter, members shall serve three (3) year terms. If a vacancy occurs, the governing body shall appoint a member for the unexpired term.
(c) The governing body may appoint up to three (3) additional members to serve as alternate members of the City of Moundsville Board of Zoning Appeals. The alternate members must meet the same eligibility requirements as set out in subsection (a) of this section. The term for an alternate member is three (3) years. The governing body may appoint alternate members on a staggered term schedule.
(d) An alternate member shall serve on the Board when one (1) of the regular members is unable to serve. The alternate member shall serve until a final determination is made in the matter to which the alternate member was initially called on to serve during the alternate member's term.
(e) The City of Moundsville Board of Zoning Appeals shall establish written rules and procedures for designating an alternate member. An alternate member shall have the same powers and duties of a regular board member.
(f) The members and alternate members of the City of Moundsville Board of Zoning Appeals shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(Passed 10-3-17.)