A. Membership. The Planning Board shall consist of seven members.
B. Residence Location and Appointment.
1. Five members shall be citizens and residents of the town and shall be appointed by the town of Zebulon Board of Commissioners;
2. Two members shall be citizens of Wake County and reside outside the town but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries of the town and shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Wake County.
a. If despite good faith efforts, enough residents of the extra territorial planning area cannot be found to fill the seats reserved for residents of the area, then the Wake County Board of Commissioners may appoint other residents of the county (including residents of the town) to fill these seats.
b. If the County Board of Commissioners fails to make these appointments within 90 days after receiving a resolution from the Board of Commissioners of the town requesting that they be made, the Board of Commissioners of the town may make them.
3. Members of the Planning Board shall hold no other official municipal government position except on a zoning board, zoning board of adjustment or housing authority board.
4. A member may be removed by the Board which appointed the member for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
5. Upon request of the member proposed for removal, the Board of Commissioners may hold a hearing on the removal before it becomes effective.
C. Member Terms.
1. Members of the Planning Board shall be appointed for terms of three years with terms expiring on June 30.
2. Members may continue to serve until their successors have been appointed.
3. There shall be no term limits for those serving on the Planning Board.
D. Vacancies. Vacancies occurring for reasons other than expired terms shall be filled as they occur for the unexpired remainder of the term either by the Board of Commissioners of the town or the County Commissioners of Wake County, depending upon the area represented.
E. Officers.
1. The Planning Board shall elect a Chairperson and may create and fill other offices as it may deem necessary.
2. The term of officers shall be one year or until successors shall have been elected and installed, with eligibility for re-election.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2023-12, passed 11-7-2022)