The appeal authority shall be a single individual, appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, for a term of three (3) years and thereafter may be appointed for succeeding three (3) year terms. The appeal authority may be removed for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges and after public hearing, if such public hearing is requested. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the appeal authority whose term becomes vacant.
A. The appeal authority shall, as a minimum, have such training and experience as will qualify them to conduct administrative or quasi-judicial hearings regarding land use, land development, and regulatory codes dealing with issues related to land use and have knowledge and familiarity with constitutional due process rights.
B. The mayor may remove the appeal authority for cause upon receipt of written charges filed against the appeal authority and upon the advice and consent of the city council.
C. In the case of death, resignation, removal or disqualification, the position of appeal authority shall be promptly filled by a replacement appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council for the unexpired term of the previous appeal authority.
D. The appeal authority shall be considered an independent contractor.
E. The mayor may, from time to time, appoint an appeal authority pro tempore on a temporary basis when necessitated by the absence, unavailability, incapacity or disqualification of the regularly appointed appeal authority, upon the advice and consent of the city council. Each appeal authority pro tempore shall, as a minimum, have qualifications which are similar to those specified in subsection A of this section. (Ord. 757, 3-16-2010)