1. A Board of Adjustment shall consist of five members, a majority of whom shall reside within the County but outside the corporate limits of any city, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Terms shall be five years and vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Supervisors for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant. The Board of Supervisors shall have the power to remove any member of the Board of Adjustment for cause, upon written charges and after public hearing.
2. The Board of Adjustment shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. All meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such time and place within the County as the Board of Adjustment may determine. Such Chairperson, or in his/her absence the acting Chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be open to the public.
(Ordinance No. 184)
3. The Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member on every question, or if absent or failing to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep complete records of its examinations and other official actions. Every rule, regulation, every amendment or appeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board of Adjustment shall be immediately filed in the office of the Director and shall be public record. The Board of Adjustment shall adopt its own rules of procedure not to conflict with the Ordinance or with the Iowa Statutes. The Board of Adjustment shall not be compensated, except for necessary expenses.