(a) There is hereby established in and for the Village a Planning Commission, consisting of five members, to wit, the Mayor, one member of Council, to be selected by Council for the remainder of his or her term as a member of Council, and three citizens of the Municipality, to be appointed by the Mayor for a term of six years each, except that the term of one of the members of the first Commission shall be for four years and one for two years. All of the members shall serve without compensation.
(Ord. 1947-2. Passed 12-9-47.)
(b) The Commission shall have all the powers conferred by Ohio R.C. 735.15.
(c) If and when the Village adopts a Charter, the Planning Commission created in the manner and by virtue of authority granted by such Charter shall have the powers of, and the plans made by it shall have the effect of, the Planning Commission established in subsection (a) hereof.
(d) Any member of the Planning Commission established under this section or by Village Charter, except as otherwise provided in such Charter, may hold any other public office and may serve as a member of a county planning commission and/or a regional planning commission.
(ORC 713.01)