A. Appointment. The Plan Commission shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Village President as set forth in Wis. Stat. s. 62.23(1), and confirmed by the Village Board. The Village President shall designate the Chair of the Plan Commission, with the confirmation of the Village Board. The Commission shall always have at least three citizen members who are not Village officials.
B. Term of Office.
1. An equal number of the initial members of the Commission shall hold office for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years as determined by the Village President by certification to the Village Board. Terms shall be for staggered three-year periods. Of those first appointed, two shall serve for one year, two for two years, and three for three years. The term of office of each member shall terminate on May 1 of the applicable year. All members of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment upon expiration of their respective terms. All members shall continue to serve until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
2. Prior to April 1 of each year, the Village President shall appoint a replacement for each commissioner whose term expires on the following May 1 and submit the appointments to the Village Board for confirmation. The procedure for appointments provided in this paragraph shall be subject to modification by an ordinance enacted by the Village Board at any time, provided that no such ordinance shall affect the term of any member then holding office.
C. Powers and Duties.
1. Commission Organization. The Plan Commission shall hold an organizational meeting as soon as practicable after each annual appointment on the call of the Chairperson and shall adopt within a reasonable time thereafter rules of internal operating procedure in compliance with all applicable statutes and provisions of Chapter 15, Planning and Zoning.
2. The Plan Commission shall have the powers and duties set forth in Wis. Stat. s. 62.23 and such other powers and duties as set forth in this Municipal Code and in state statutes.
D. Alternate Members. Alternate members to the Village of Rochester Plan Commission may be appointed and may serve as follows. Alternate members shall be Village residents, and may include public officers and public employees. One alternate member shall be appointed annually by the Village President, subject to the confirmation of the Village Board, for a term of two years, provided that initially two alternate members shall be appointed for terms of one and two years, respectively. At the time of their appointment, each alternate member shall be designated as either first or second alternate, to establish the priority of all alternate members, and this priority may be revised annually by the Village President subject to the confirmation of the Village Board. The first alternate member shall act with full power when one member is absent, refuses, or is otherwise unavailable to act. The second alternate member shall act with full power when two members (or one member and the first alternate member) are absent, refuse, or are otherwise unavailable to act. Additionally, the Village of Rochester Village President, subject to confirmation of the Village Board, may appoint as many alternates as are necessary to establish a quorum for particular matters.
(Ord. 2018-7, passed 12-10-2018)