The City of Union Historic Preservation Commission is hereby established with the following provisions.
(A) The City Council shall appoint a Historic Preservation Officer to serve as staff to the Historic Preservation Commission and to carry out the administrative provisions of this chapter. The Historic Preservation Officer may appoint a designee(s) to carry out responsibilities delegated to him or her under this chapter.
(B) (1) The Historic Preservation Commission shall consist of FIVE members appointed by the Mayor subject to Council approval. A minimum of three commissioners shall be residents of the City of Union with one member from the City of Union Planning Commission, appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission as non-voting member.
(2) It is desired to appoint members with a demonstrated competence, knowledge, or interest in historic preservation with preference given to those with professional experience in the fields of preservation, architecture, archaeology, community history, building trends, real estate, or related specialties. Members shall serve without compensation, but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses related to their service.
(C) Initial appointments to the Commission shall be for terms of one, two and three years. Subsequent terms of appointment shall be for three years, or in the case of a replacement, for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Position one - term one
year, position two - term two years, position three and four - term three years. Position five will be filled with a Planning Commission member.
(D) A chair and vice-chair shall be elected annually by and from the seated membership. Officers are eligible for reelection.
(E) The Commission shall meet at least four times a year, and as required to conduct business in a timely fashion. Notice of the meetings shall be in accordance with applicable state law. Meeting minutes, applications for certificates of appropriateness, Landmark nominations, records of designation, staff reports, and decisions of the Commission shall be created and maintained as public records in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
(F) A simple majority of the voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The concurring vote of the members present shall be required for approval or disapproval of any motion or other action of the Commission.
(G) The Historic Preservation Officer shall request that the City Council consider declaring the position vacant of any member who is absent from three meetings in a single calendar year without being excused prior to the meeting by the Chair of the Commission.
(Ord. 526, passed 6-11-2012)