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The Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of seven members.
A. One of such members shall be a member of the City Council who shall serve during his or her current elected term as councilperson.
B. One member shall be the Director of Public Service or his or her designee.
C. The other five members shall have been electors of the City for at least three years preceding the date of their appointment. One of such electors shall also be a member of the Plan Commission or appointed alternate.
D. The Mayor may, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoint two designated alternates. One alternate shall be a member of City Council, to serve as a substitute for the appointed councilperson and one shall be a member of the Plan Commission, to serve as a substitute for the appointed Plan Commission member.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04; Ord. 286-20. Passed 8-11-20.)
The Mayor shall appoint five members for terms of five years each with the advice and consent of City Council, except that the terms of members of the Board of Zoning Appeals so appointed shall be staggered so as to provide expiration of the term of one member each year. In the event of a vacancy on the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Mayor shall appoint a qualified person to serve the unexpired term. The members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04.)
The position of any of the five electors appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals who misses three consecutive regular meetings shall be automatically vacated unless, for good cause shown, the Mayor excuses such absence.
A. The Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals shall notify an elector member, who has missed two consecutive meetings, of the two absences and the attendance requirements.
B. If a member misses three consecutive meetings the Secretary shall notify the Mayor with a copy to the member.
C. Attendance of a duly appointed alternate for the City Council and Plan Commission member shall be considered attendance by the Plan Commission member for the purpose of determining vacancy under this subsection.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04.)
A. Meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be held at least once a month unless there is no business to be considered by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
B. There shall be a fixed place of meeting and all meetings shall be open to the public.
C. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings, showing the action of the Board of Zoning Appeals and the vote of each member upon each question considered.
D. The presence of four members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04.)
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