(A) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of six voting members who are electors of the Municipality. The Mayor shall be an automatic and permanent member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. In addition to the Mayor, the Council shall appoint one of its members to be a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission who shall serve at the pleasure of Council and shall be subject to such term on the Planning and Zoning Commission as specified by the Council but not exceeding the remainder of that Council member’s term on the Council. The Council shall appoint the other four members of the Planning and Zoning Commission to serve overlapping three-year terms, provided that these citizen members shall not hold any other office or employment with the Municipality. Upon adoption of this Charter, the Council shall initially appoint some members to shorter terms in order to accomplish the intended staggered terms or it may carry over existing members and terms of the Planning and Zoning Commission for such purpose.
(B) Any school district with territory that overlaps the territory of the Municipality may appoint a representative of such school district to the Planning and Zoning Commission who shall be permitted to participate in the meetings of such Commission without having a vote on any matter before such Commission.
(C) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power and duty to hear applications for land use, zoning classifications, or districts and, as merited, to submit written recommendations for legislative action or to render final determinations for administrative action; to initiate, review, and recommend legislation, rules, and regulations on all matters of municipal planning, land use, and zoning classification; and to exercise such other powers, duties, and functions as provided by the Council.
(D) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall select its own officers annually. All action taken by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be by an affirmative vote of at least four members thereof.