A. Creation: A planning and zoning commission is hereby created for the village to carry out the duties of a plan commission and zoning board of appeals. When used in this chapter "commission" shall be construed to mean the planning and zoning commission and "commissioners" shall be construed to mean the members of the commission. (Ord. 98-29, 10-5-1998)
B. Membership: The commission shall consist of a chairman and eight (8) members to be appointed by the village president with the advice and consent of the village board. All members shall reside within the village corporate limits. The chairman shall be appointed annually from the members of the commission by the village president with the advice and consent of the board of trustees. Annually, the commissioners shall elect one of its own to serve as vice chairman. (Ord. 98-29, 10-5-1998; amd. 2004 Code)
C. Term Of Office: The first appointees shall serve for the following terms, or until their respective successors, in similar manner, have been appointed and qualified: three (3) for two (2) years, two (2) for three (3) years, four (4) for four (4) years. Successors to each member so appointed shall serve four (4) year terms except that vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the membership vacated. The term of each commissioner shall expire April 30 of the year of the expiration of its respective term of office. Thereafter, the appointments shall be made at the annual meeting of the village board.
D. Vacancy: Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
E. Removal: The village president, with the approval of the village board, may remove any member of the commission for cause.
F. Compensation: Commissioners shall receive compensation at the rate of thirty five dollars ($35.00) per meeting for the chairman, and thirty dollars ($30.00) per meeting for commission members.
G. References: Any ordinance, code, regulation, etc., of the village or state statute that references the plan commission and/or zoning board of appeals shall mean the planning and zoning commission. (Ord. 98-29, 10-5-1998)