(a) Organization and Meetings. The Board shall organize and elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and a Secretary from its membership. The Board shall then adopt rules for its own governance in accordance with this Code. Meetings shall be held, at minimum, once per month on a regularly scheduled basis with prior public notice of the meeting. At the time of enactment of this Code, the regularly scheduled meeting date is the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, except for November and December's meeting which is held on the third Thursday. The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice Chairman, may administer oaths and the Board may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Secretary shall keep minutes of the proceedings, indicating the vote of each member on each question. The Secretary shall keep records of the Board's examination and other official actions. All decisions of the Board shall be immediately filed in the Division of Code Administration and become public record. The official minutes of the proceedings shall be filed with the Division of Code Administration no later than at the time of the Board's next monthly meeting.
(b) Quorum. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall act by resolution; and the concurring vote of the majority of the members of the Board present. In no case shall less than three members of the Board be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination from which there has been an appeal.
(c) Assistance. The Secretary of the Board may call upon the Planning Director, the Planning Commission, the employees of the City Engineering Department and the Division of Code Administration for assistance in the performance of duties of the Board.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)