(A) Any appointive member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be a qualified elector of the Village and shall have been a resident thereof for at least one year. Each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and is qualified.
(B) The members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years, the same to be staggered to provide continuity of service. The Village President shall appoint one of the members as Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the Village Board.
(C) Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(D) Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall receive such compensation for their service as may be fixed from time to time by the Village Board.
(E) Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission may be removed by the Village President for non-performance of duty, misconduct in office, or other cause upon written charges having been filed with the Village Board and after a public hearing has been held before the Village Board regarding the charges. Three (3) consecutive absences without good cause shall be grounds for removal. The grounds for removal shall be served upon the member so charged at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing, either personally or by registered mail, or by leaving the same at his or her usual place of residence. The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard and answer the charges. A majority vote of all the Corporate Authorities then holding office shall be necessary to sustain the removal. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(F) All meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be held in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The Chairperson, or in his or her absence, an Acting Chairperson, may administer oaths. The Planning and Zoning Commission may compel the attendance of witnesses by subpoena when hearing appeals, special uses, or variance requests under title 10, "Zoning Regulations", of this Code. All business of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be transacted at the meetings. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating the fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the Office of the Village Clerk and shall be a public record. A quorum of all members is required for a meeting. Any absent member who certifies that he or she has read the transcript of the proceedings before the Planning and Zoning Commission may vote upon any question before the Planning and Zoning Commission. The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Planning and Zoning Commission is necessary to render a decision or make a recommendation. (Ord. 2017-2, 3-28-2017, eff. 4-8-2017)