§ 86-132. Membership.

The commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven regular members and two alternate members ("members") appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the city council. The alternate planning and zoning commission members shall serve in place of an absent regular planning and zoning commission member. Members shall be qualified electors residing in the city. Membership shall be further specified as follows:

(1)

Members shall be appointed for three-year terms. A member whose term expires may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed.

(2)

The members of the commission shall hold office as indicated above until the first Tuesday in January of the year such member's term expires.

(3)

Members may be removed by the city council by which they were appointed, for cause, after written notice and a public hearing.

(4)

If any regular member or alternate member, if applicable, fails to attend two of three consecutive meetings without cause and without prior approval of the chairman, the commission shall declare the position vacant and request a replacement be appointed by the city council. The city council may appoint an alternate member as such replacement.

(5)

When a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the city council shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the duration of the term within 30 days after the vacancy occurs.

(6)

No member of the commission shall be an elected official of the city.

(LDC 1997, ch. 1, § 1.16(a); Ord. No. 2008-33, § 1, 9-2-2008)