A zoning board of appeals is hereby authorized to be established. The board shall consist of a chair and six (6) members, and shall be appointed by the mayor, with the consent of the city council. The board shall elect from its members an acting chair to act whenever the chair is absent. When first appointed, the members of the zoning board of appeals shall serve respectively for the following terms: one for one year, one for two (2) years, one for three (3) years, one for four (4) years, one for five (5) years, one for six (6) years and one for seven (7) years, or until their respective successors have been duly appointed and qualified. The successor to each member so appointed shall serve for a term of five (5) years, or until his successor has been duly appointed and qualified. Vacancies upon the board shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant, in the manner herein provided for the appointment of such members. The city council may provide by resolution for the compensation of the members of the board of appeals. (Ord., 8-27-1974)