(A) The Planning Commission shall consist of nine regular members who shall represent, insofar as is possible, the different professions or occupations in the municipality and shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the approval of a majority vote of the members elected to the Council. Two of the regular members may be residents of the area over which the municipality is authorized to exercise extraterritorial zoning and subdivision regulation. At least one of the original members of the Commission shall be a resident of the area over which the municipality is authorized to exercise extraterritorial zoning and subdivision regulation.
(B) A number of Commissioners equal to a majority of the number of regular members appointed to the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. All regular members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and shall hold no other municipal office except when appointed to serve on the Board of Adjustment as provided in Neb. RS 19-908. The term of each regular member shall be three years, except that three regular members of the first commission to be so appointed shall serve for terms of one year, three for terms of two years, and three for terms of three years. All regular members shall hold office until their successors are appointed. Any member may, after a public hearing before the Council, be removed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority vote of the members elected to the Council for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, or other good and sufficient cause. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Mayor.
(C) (1) At the time of the Commission’s first meeting of each year, the Commission shall organize by selecting from its membership a Chairperson and Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the full and correct minutes and records of all meetings and to file the same with the Municipal Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection at any reasonable time. The Planning Commission shall be funded by the Governing Body from time to time out of the General Fund. The Commission shall meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson, or any three members of the Commission. It shall be the duty of the Commission to make and adopt plans for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside its boundaries which, in the Commission’s judgement, bear relation to the planning of the municipality. All actions by the Commission shall be subject to the review and supervision of the Governing Body. The Commission shall be responsible for making the reports and performing the other duties as the Governing Body may, from time to time, designate. A regular or alternate member of the Planning Commission may hold any other municipal office except:
(a) Mayor;
(b) A member of the Governing Body/City Council;
(c) A member of any community redevelopment authority or limited community redevelopment authority created under Neb. RS 18-2102.01; or
(d) A member of the citizens’ advisory review committee created under Neb. RS 18-2715.
(2) No member of the Planning Commission shall serve in the capacity of both the Chairperson and Secretary of the Commission.
(1972 Code, § 2-202) (Ord. 589, passed 11-15-1977; Ord. 771, passed 9-20-1988; Ord. 2006-3, passed 3-7-2006; Ord. 2018-01, passed 1-2-2018) Penalty, see § 32.999
Statutory reference:
Planning Commission, see Neb. RS 19-925 through 19-929