(A) Establishment. There is hereby established the Downtown Review Board of the City of Seymour, Indiana (hereinafter referred to as the “DRB”).
(B) Composition; appointment. The Commission shall consist of seven voting members. The voting members shall be two members of the City Council, two members of Seymour Main Street, two At Large member who are either large property owners or downtown business owners to be appointed by the Mayor, and one member of the Redevelopment Commission.
(C) Term. Voting members shall each serve for a term of two years; however, the terms of original voting members shall be for one year and two years in order for the terms to be staggered. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days for the duration of the term.
(D) Commission Administrator. The Building Commissioner shall serve as the ex-officio administrator of the Commission. The Administrator shall provide staff assistance to the DRB, act as the DRB’s secretary, and issue Certificates of Appropriateness.
(E) Officers. The DRB shall elect from its membership a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson who shall serve for one year and who may be reelected. The DRB Administrator shall serve as the DRB’s secretary.
(F) Rules. The DRB shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business. The rules must include the time and place of regular meetings and a procedure for the calling of special meetings.
(G) Meetings. Commission meetings must be open to the public and a public record shall be kept of the DRB’s resolutions, proceedings, and actions. The DRB shall hold regular meetings, once a month, except when it has no business pending. Special meetings may be called in a manner determined by the DRB and its rules.
(Ord. 16, 2011, passed 9-12-2011; Am. Ord. 26, 2014, passed 8-25-2014)