(A) Membership. The Board of Appeals shall consist of 5 members who shall be nominated by the Township Supervisor and approved by the Board of Trustees. Members shall be qualified by experience or training in a manner consistent with the Act. Members shall serve a 2-year term; except that the Supervisor may appoint a replacement in the event that a member resigns or is otherwise unable to serve. The Supervisor may also appoint alternate members who may serve in the event of a conflict or the temporary absence or unavailability of a member, provided that the alternate is qualified as required by the Act.
(B) Meetings. The Board of Appeals shall meet on an ad hoc basis to consider appeals properly filed by an interested person or the person's authorized agent in the manner provided by the Act, and which appeals are consistent with the jurisdiction conferred upon the Board of Appeals by the Act. The Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal and shall render and file with the enforcing agency its decision within 30 days after submission of the appeal as required by the Act and the provision of this chapter.
(C) Compensation. The township may, by resolution, provide for reasonable compensation to be paid to Board of Appeals members for attendance at hearings or discharge of other required duties; provided, however, that all members shall be compensated at an equal rate and the rate of compensation shall be consistent with the rate which is paid by the township to members of other boards and commissions.
(D) Open meetings; notice. Public notice of the time, date and place of all Board of Appeals meetings shall be given in the manner required by the Open Meetings Act (Act No. 267 of P.A. of 1976, as amended). The business which the Board of Appeals may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Board of Appeals held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act (Act No. 267 of P.A. of 1976, as amended).
(E) Official record. A record of decisions made by the Board of Appeals, properly indexed, and any other writing prepared, owned, used or in possession of, or retained by the enforcing agency for the Board of Appeals in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (Act No. 442 of P.A. of 1976, as amended).
(Ord. passed 5-10-2022)