(A) Establishment and composition. The Commission shall be composed of seven members; one of those members may be a member of the Council. Commission members shall serve staggered three-year terms. In addition to the appointed members, one Council member (if not a member of the Board), the Public Works Director, the Utility Superintendent, and the Planning and Zoning Director shall be ex officio, non-voting, members.
(B) Powers and duties. The Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties defined or granted by statute and this code of ordinances relating to planning, zoning, and subdivision regulation, and shall act in an advisory capacity to the Council in all such areas. When conducting hearings, it shall keep a true and accurate account thereof, of its findings, and of its decision.
(2006 Code, § 2.53) (Ord. 116, 3rd Series, passed 4-3-1998)