(A) A Building and Standards Commission is hereby created to hear and determine cases under this subchapter. The Commission shall be composed of the five members of the Board of Adjustments, who shall be appointed by the City Commission for terms of two years. A separate appointment to the Building and Standards Commission is not required. The Commission shall be a board that is separate and distinct from the Board of Adjustments; provided, however, that, combined meetings and agendas shall be allowed, as permitted by law.
(B) The City Commission may remove a Commission member for cause on a written charge. Before a decision regarding removal is made, the City Commission must hold a public hearing on the matter if requested by the Commission member subject to the removal action. Removal of a Commission member shall mean the person is also removed as member of the Board of Adjustments.
(C) A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(D) The City Commission, by Charter or ordinance, may provide for the appointment of eight or more alternate members of the Commission who shall serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the Mayor. The alternate members serve for the same period as the regular members. A vacancy is filled in the same manner as a vacancy among the regular members.
(1998 Code, § 22-303) (Ord. 04-35, passed 9-1-2004)