§ 152.012 MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
   (A)   There shall be a New Lebanon Board of Zoning Appeals consisting of five Council members who are not on the Planning Commission, plus two members of the electorate who are not members of Council. Each Council member who is on the Board of Zoning Appeals shall serve as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the duration of his or her Council term, unless he or she is otherwise appointed to the Planning Commission. Upon adoption of this division, current non-Council members of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall each be assigned by Council to terms expiring January 1, 1997, and January 1, 1999. Subsequent terms for non-Council members on the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be four years in length. Any non-Council member vacancy on the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be filled by appointment of Council for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   (B)   The Board of Zoning Appeals shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairman, and at such other times as the Board may determine. The Chairman, or in his or her absence, the Acting Chairman, may administer oaths and the Board of Zoning Appeals may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be open to the public. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member on each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating this fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Municipality of New Lebanon and shall be a public record.
   (C)   The Board of Zoning Appeals shall be a continuing body and proceedings which have been lawfully begun by one Board of Zoning Appeals can be prosecuted by succeeding Boards of Zoning Appeals until completed and made effective.
('80 Code, § 152.012) (Ord. 94-14, passed 7-5-94; Am. Ord. 96-02, passed 2-20-96)