(A) The Planning Board shall consist of four members who are citizens of the town and shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners and one member that is a resident of the extraterritorial area appointed subject to the provisions of G.S. § 160A-362. Two alternate members shall also be appointed.
(B) Board members shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years, with initial appointments being as follows: three members shall hold an appointment for three years, three members shall hold an appointment for two years, and one member shall hold an appointment for one year.
(C) Vacancies occurring for reasons other than expiration of the term shall be filled by the Board of Commissioners as they occur for the period of the unexpired term. Faithful attendance of meetings is considered as a prerequisite for the maintenance of membership on the Board, and the unexcused absence of any member of the Board for as many as three consecutive regularly appointed meetings shall constitute a forfeiture of the appointment of the member. The Board of Commissioners shall have the right to declare the office of the member vacant and appoint a successor for the unexpired term.
(D) All members of the Planning Board are to have equal rights, duties and responsibilities.
(E) Appointed Planning Board members shall be compensated by such amount as determined by the Board of Commissioners.
(Ord. 16-2021, passed - -)