The Planning Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman
from the members of Class IV and select a Secretary, who may or may
not be a member of the Planning Board or a municipal employee. It
may employ or contract for and fix the compensation of legal counsel,
other than the City Attorney, a planning consultant, a civil engineer
and other staff and services as it may deem necessary, not exceeding,
exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated by the governing
body for its use.
[Added 2-12-1980]
Whenever an application for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan or conditional use includes a request for relief pursuant to §
160-65 of this chapter, the Planning Board shall grant or deny approval of the application within 95 days after submission by a developer of a complete application to the City Clerk or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval of the application, and a certificate of the City Clerk as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval required and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
The Mayor may appoint one or more persons as a Citizens' Advisory
Committee to assist or collaborate with the Planning Board in its
duties, but such person or persons shall have no power to vote or
take other action required of the Board. Such person or persons shall
serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.