(A) A Planning Board is hereby established as provided in G.S. § 106D-301. The Board shall consist of seven members; six members shall be persons living within the boundaries of the town who are appointed by the Town Council. One extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) member shall be appointed and an additional ETJ alternate shall be appointed by the County Commissioners of Burke County as defined in G.S. § 160A-362. The population estimates for this calculation shall be updates no less frequently than after each decennial census (G.S. § 160D-307). Said Board shall be appointed for overlapping terms of three years. The terms of three members plus the ETJ member(s) expire every three years in December, beginning December 2014. The terms of the remaining three members expire every three years in December, beginning December 2015. Any vacancies in the membership shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointments. Members shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed for any expenses incurred while representing the Board.
(B) The officers of the Planning Board shall consist of at least a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair shall be one of the town members of the Planning Board. The Vice-Chair shall be one of the town members of the Planning Board and shall act for the Chair in his or her absence. All officers shall be elected for a term of two years. No officer may serve in the same office for more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies in offices shall be filled immediately for the unexpired term by the regular election procedure detailed in the Planning Board by-laws.
(Ord. passed 11-3-2014; Ord. passed 5-3-2021)
Editor’s note:
G.S. § 150A-362 was repealed by S.L. 2019-111, Sec. 2.3.