A zoning board of appeals is authorized to be established. The word BOARD as used in this section shall be construed to mean the zoning board of appeals. The board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the mayor by and with the consent of the city council. The members of the board shall serve respectively for the following terms, or until their respective successors are appointed and qualified: one for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, one for 5 years, one for 6 years, and one for 7 years, the successor of each member so appointed to serve for 5 years. One of the members of the board shall be designated by the mayor, with the consent of the city council, as chairman of the board, and shall hold his office as chairman until his successor is appointed. The mayor shall have the power to remove any member of the board for cause and after a public hearing. 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 the member. The members of the board shall receive salaries as determined and fixed by the city council.
('69 Code, App. A, § 10.2-1; amend. Ord. O-29-70, passed 10-20-70)
Statutory reference:
Board of zoning appeals, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-13-3