(A) Appointment.
(1) The ZBA shall consist of seven members and two alternate members appointed by the Chairperson of the County Board, with the advice and consent of the County Board, by resolution.
(2) The Chairperson of the County Board shall name the members of the ZBA, a Chairperson, and in the case of a vacancy, he or she shall name a successor Chairperson. The officers of the ZBA shall be a Vice Chairperson named by the ZBA and a Secretary who shall be the Community Development Administrator.
(B) Terms.
(1) The ZBA membership shall serve, respectively, for the following initial terms:
(a) One member for one year;
(b) One member for two years;
(c) One member for three years;
(d) One member for four years;
(e) Three members for five years; and
(f) Thereafter each member of the ZBA shall serve a term of five years.
(2) Alternate members shall serve as members of the ZBA only in the absence of regular members, with the alternate member who has the greatest amount of time remaining on his or her term to have priority over the other alternate member.
(C) Residency.
(1) All members of the ZBA shall be residents of the county and shall be residents of separate townships at the time of appointment. Any member who moves into a township which already has a resident member or any member who moves out of the county shall cease to be a member of the Zoning Board. Residency shall be determined at date of initial appointment.
(2) Not less than four members of the ZBA, or in the case the total members reverts to five, not less than three members shall be residents of the unincorporated areas of the county. This specific requirement shall not apply to the alternate members of the ZBA.
(D) Removal for cause. The County Board shall have the power to remove any member of the ZBA for cause after a public hearing. Reasonable notice of such hearing (not less than ten days) shall be given in writing to the member concerned.
(E) Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy caused by the death, removal for cause, or resignation of a member of the ZBA, a successor shall be named by the Chairperson of the County Board for the unexpired term, subject to confirmation by the County Board at its next meeting.
(Prior Code, 7 TCC 1-29(b))