CHAPTER 4
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
ARTICLE 4. PLANNING COMMISSION
SECTION:
§1151 Members; Appointment; Term
§1152 Terms Of Members (Repealed)
§1153 Compensation And Expenses Of Members
§1156 Appointment Of Officers And Employees; Contract For Services; Limitations
§1157 Duties Of The Commission
§1158 Other Powers And Duties Of Commission
§1150 CREATION
There is hereby created a planning commission for the city. (Ord. 396, §1, adopted 1947)
§1151 MEMBERS; APPOINTMENT; TERM
Said commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be registered voters of the City. Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by a majority of the City Council, each to serve at the will of the City Council up to a term of four (4) years. Members may be appointed to successive terms without limitations. Members may be appointed according to procedures established by resolution of the City Council or by utilizing a procedure approved by a majority vote of the City Council, and may be required to complete an application..
If a commissioner vacates or is removed from his or her office before the expiration of his or her term of office, a successor shall be appointed to complete the unexpired term by a majority of the City Council.
Commissioners shall be nominated and voted upon at a single City Council meeting, unless a different procedure is approved by a majority vote of the City Council. (Ord. 396, §1, adopted 1947; Ord. 632, §1, adopted 1973; Ord. 710, §1, adopted 1978; Ord. 718, §5, adopted 1978; Ord. 958, §1, adopted 1995; Ord. 1055, §1, adopted 2004; Ord. 1085, §1, adopted 2006; Ord. 1094, adopted 2007; Ord. 1211, §1, adopted 2021)
§1152 TERMS OF MEMBERS
(Repealed) (Ord. 396, §1, adopted 1947; Ord. 710, §1, adopted 1978; Ord. 958, §1, adopted 1995; Ord. 1055, §1, adopted 2004; Ord. 1094, adopted 2007; rep. by Ord. 1211,1 §2, adopted 2021)
§1153 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS
The members of the commission shall receive such compensation and reimbursement for expenses as are authorized from time to time by City Council resolution. (Ord. 396, §1, adopted 1947; Ord. 1180, §1, adopted 2017)
§1154 CHAIRMAN; OFFICERS
The commission shall elect a chairman from among the appointed members for a term of one year and, subject to other provisions of law, may elect such other officers as it may determine. (Ord. 396, §2, adopted 1947)
§1155 MEETINGS; RULES; RECORD
The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record. (Ord. 396, §2, adopted 1947)
§1156 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; CONTRACT FOR SERVICES; LIMITATIONS
The commission may appoint officers and employees and contract for services, subject to the provisions of law, provided that all expenditures of the commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the city council. (Ord. 396, §2, adopted 1947)
§1157 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
It shall be the function and duty of the planning commission to prepare, make and adopt, subject to the provisions of law, a master plan for the physical development of the city, and of any land situated outside the boundaries thereof which in the commission’s judgment bears relation to the planning thereof. (Ord. 396, §3, adopted 1947)
§1158 OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
The planning commission shall have such other powers and duties as are prescribed by law, and shall be governed by the procedure provided by law. (Ord. 396, §4, adopted 1947)