[Amended 11-5-1987 by Ord. No. 87-18]
A.
The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members, one of whom may be a member of Municipal Council at the time at which he or she is appointed, all of whom shall be citizens of the Municipality of Norristown, Pennsylvania. In the event that the term of office of a Council person ends during his or her term on the Planning Commission, the next available appointment to the Planning Commission may be a sitting member of Council. Municipal Council may appoint the Municipal Planning Director to be a member of the Planning Commission.
[Amended 5-2-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
B.
Except as provided herein, the terms of office of the members shall be four (4) years or until a successor is appointed.
C.
In the event of vacancies, the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, shall appoint a member to fill the unexpired term.
[Amended 9-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-19]
D.
Members whose terms have expired shall hold office until their successors have been appointed.
E.
Expiration of terms.
[Added 3-1-2011 by Ord. No. 11-01]
(1)
As of December 31, 2010, three members’ terms of the Planning Commission expired. One of these members shall have a term of one year such that it expires on December 31, 2011. Thereafter, this same member’s position shall have a term of four years. The remaining two members whose terms expired on December 31, 2010 shall have terms of four years.
(2)
There are three members whose terms expire on December 31, 2012. When their terms expire, two of these members’ positions shall have terms of four years and the remaining member’s position shall have a term of one year, and thereafter, a term of four years.