A. Creation; Members; Compensation. There is created a Sign Board of Appeals for the Village. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Trustees for staggered terms of five years. All members shall be residents of the Village and in the absence of unusual circumstances, as determined by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Council, they shall be the same persons appointed as members of the Design Review Board of the Village. All members of the Sign Board of Appeals shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. All members of the Board shall serve without compensation.
B. Officers. One of the members of the Board shall be designated by the Village President to be Chairperson of the Board and shall hold office as Chairperson until a successor is appointed. The Chairperson, or in his or her absence, an acting Chairperson elected by the Board, shall have the power to administer oaths. The Board shall elect a Secretary, who need not be a member of the Board, and such other officers as it may desire.
C. Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant in the same manner as provided for the original appointment of a member.
D. Meetings; Quorum. Meetings of the Sign Board of Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairperson. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and Chapter 3.02 of this code. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings and record the vote of each member on every question, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business and the Board may act by a majority of those present. The Chairperson shall have power to vote.
E. Powers and Duties. The Sign Board of Appeals shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To hear and decide appeals and to receive and act upon applications for variations as provided in Chapter 15.60 of this code; and
2. To adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with this chapter.
(Ord. MC-228-99 § 4 (part), 1999: prior code § 6.05)
(MC-8-2007, Amended, 06/05/2007, Subsection D)