(A) The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members. The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint all members. At least two-thirds of these members shall be citizen members who are not elected officials, appointed officials or public employees. One-third of the members may be members of city government or public employees.
(B) All government members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but reimbursement of expenses may be authorized.
(C) The term of office of government members shall correspond to their respective official tenure. The term of office of citizen members shall be four years, except that original terms shall be staggered so that a proportionate number serve one, two, three and four years respectively.
(D) Reappointment or appointments to fill vacancies shall continue the staggered pattern. All vacancies whether by resignation, dismissal or expiration of the term of office shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority or as otherwise provided for in KRS 100.147.
(E) The oath of office shall be administered to all members of the Commission before entering upon their duties. The oath shall be administered as provided by law. Any member may be removed by the appropriate appointing authority for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance or conflict of interest. The removed member shall have the right of appeal in the manner prescribed by law.
(Prior Code, § 36.02) (Ord. 304, passed 12-6-1966; Ord. 307, passed 3-7-1967; Ord. 396, passed 4-3-1979)