A. General Appointment And Membership Criteria: The Planned Development Commission shall consist of nine (9) members. Each member on the Planned Development Commission shall be selected from the then current members of the Winnetka Plan Commission and the Winnetka Zoning Board of Appeals. The chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be one of the Zoning Board of Appeals members on the Planned Development Commission. The chairperson of the Plan Commission shall be one of the Plan Commission members on the Planned Development Commission. Each member shall be appointed by the Village President, with the advice and consent of the Village Council. Each member of the Planned Development Commission shall serve without compensation.
B. Composition Of Commission; Chairperson; Terms:
1. Chairperson; Vice Chairperson: The chairperson of the Planned Development Commission shall always be the individual then serving as the chairperson of the body that holds four (4) seats on the Planned Development Commission. The vice chairperson of the Planned Development Commission shall always be the individual then serving as the chairperson of the body that holds five (5) seats on the Planned Development Commission.
2. Initial Composition: The initial composition of the Planned Development Commission shall consist of five (5) Plan Commission members and four (4) Zoning Board of Appeals members.
3. Term: The term of each member of the Planned Development Commission shall be two (2) years, commencing on May 1 and ending on April 30 of the second year, or until such times as a successor has been duly appointed, confirmed, and qualified. There shall be no restriction on the reappointment of a member to one (1) or more successive terms, subject to the advice and consent of the Village Council for each reappointment. In making appointments to the Planned Development Commission after the initial and subsequent two (2) year terms, the Village President shall attempt to ensure that the Planned Development Commission is able to continue to function without loss of expertise and experience and without interruption or delay on matters that may be before it.
4. Rotating Majorities, Chairpersons, And Vice Chairpersons: The body from which the majority of Planned Development Commission members are drawn, and the body from which the chairperson and vice chairperson are selected, shall alternate every two years. Accordingly, during the first two (2) year terms (in which the Plan Commission has five (5) members and the Zoning Board of Appeals has four (4) members), the chairperson of the Planned Development Commission shall be the chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the vice chairperson shall be the chairperson of the Plan Commission. Following the initial two (2) year terms, one (1) appointment from the Plan Commission will be eliminated and one (1) appointment from the Zoning Board of Appeals will be added, so that for the second two (2) year term the composition of the Planned Development Commission shall consist of five (5) Zoning Board of Appeals members and four (4) Plan Commission members, with the chairperson of the Plan Commission serving as chairperson of the Planned Development Commission and the chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals serving as vice chairperson. This rotation between a Zoning Board of Appeals majority and a Plan Commission majority, and the corresponding rotation of the chairperson and vice chairperson, shall take place every two (2) years.
C. Removal and Vacancy: Any member of the Planned Development Commission that ceases to be a member of either the Plan Commission or the Zoning Board of Appeals shall automatically cease to be a member of the Planned Development Commission without any action required by the Village President or the Village Council. The Village Council shall have the power to remove any Planned Development Commission member for cause. Any vacancy that may occur shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by appointment by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Village Council. The replacement appointment shall be made from the ranks of the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Plan Commission, as the case may be, necessary to maintain the then current Planned Development Commission makeup between the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Plan Commission.
D. Planned Development Commission Secretary: The Village Manager shall designate a Village staff member or other authorized representative of the Village to serve as secretary to the Planned Development Commission. The Planned Development Commission secretary shall attend and keep minutes of all Planned Development Commission meetings and hearings, and shall maintain the permanent records of all Planned Development Commission meetings, hearings, and proceedings and all correspondence of, and submittals to, the Planned Development Commission.
(MC-2-2019, Added, 04/25/2019)