(a) The Planning Commission shall consist of nine voting members and ex officio members as hereinafter provided, who shall be nominated by the City Manager and confirmed by City Council, with the exception that the Mayor and the City Manager shall automatically become members upon the effective date of the election of the Mayor and upon the effective date of the appointment of the City Manager. All voting members shall be residents of the City, and at least three-fifths of the members shall have been residents of the City for a minimum of ten years. The Mayor and the City Manager may designate others to serve as the Municipality's representatives at the first meeting of the Planning Commission each year.
(b) In the event the Mayor and/or the City Manager are not residents, a voting member shall be nominated and appointed as herein set forth and the term of the person or persons so appointed shall coexist with the term of the Mayor and/or City Manager in their office or appointment as such.
(1975 Code Sec. 2-49)