(A) The Board of Assessment Appeals in the county, as created by Act 1342, Acts and Joint Resolutions, South Carolina General Assembly, 1968, is continued and shall hereafter have the composition, structure, organization, powers, duties, functions and terms of office established herein. The board shall hereafter be known as the Board of Assessment Appeals.
(B) (1) The Board of Assessment Appeals shall consist of seven members appointed by the County Council for terms of two years, or until successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those members initially appointed, one-half of the appointees, less one, shall be appointed for terms of one year only. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment, for the unexpired term. One member shall be appointed from each of the seven County Council districts.
(2) No member shall be appointed to serve more than two full consecutive terms on the board. Previous service on the board for a full term shall be counted in determining a member’s service on the board for purposes of the limitations established by this section, but partial terms of service on the board shall not be considered for purposes of the limitations contained in this section. No member shall be reappointed to the board after serving two consecutive terms until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the last service of the member upon the board.
(C) Members of the board shall receive only the compensation as may be appropriated by the County Council. Travel and other incidental expenses may be provided; subject, however, to the rules, policies and procedures established by the county for county boards, agencies and commissions.
(D) The Board of Assessment Appeals shall maintain records of all proceedings, and may adopt rules of procedure, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the statutory laws of this state.
(E) (1) The board shall consider all appeals as expeditiously as is practicable. The chairperson or a majority of the members of the board may call a meeting of the board at any time. Any member who shall be absent from 50% or more of the meetings of the board shall be deemed to have forfeited membership on the board, and shall be removed without further action by the board or the County Council.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the board secretary to notify the board, the offending member and the County Council of the absences, removal or vacancy, and the County Council shall fill the vacancy created thereby in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term of the board member.
(‘77 Code, § 8-25) (Ord. 63, passed 6-2-80; Am. Ord. 1589, passed 3-6-89)