There is hereby created within and for the City of Moscow Mills
a Board of Adjustment with the powers and duties as hereinafter set
forth. The Mayor of the City, by and with the consent of the Board
of Aldermen, shall appoint five citizens to such Board.
The Board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of
the Chairman and at such times as the Board may determine. The Chairman,
or in his/her absence, the Vice-Chairman, may administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall
be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings,
showing the vote of each member or, if absent or failing to vote,
indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and
other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in
the office of the City Clerk and shall be a public record. The concurring
vote of four members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any
order, requirement, decision, or determination of any Administrative
Official, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon
which it is required to pass under any such Ordinance, or to effect
any variation or relief of this chapter. All testimony, objections
thereto and rulings thereon, shall be taken down by a reporter employed
by the Board for that purpose.