(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 56)
There shall be a planning board consisting of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. The members first appointed to such board shall be appointed for terms of such length and so arranged that the term of one (1) member will expire each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years each. After the original appointments, one (1) member shall be appointed annually on or before the first Monday in February and shall serve for five (5) years, beginning with the first Monday in March, unless sooner removed.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 57)
Any member of the planning board may be removed for cause, after a public hearing, by the mayor, with the approval of the city council. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as in the case of an original appointment.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 58)
The planning board shall elect annually a chairman and a clerk from its own number, and may employ experts and clerical and other assistants. It may appoint a custodian of its plans and records, who may be the city engineer.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 59)
The board shall have all the powers conferred and be subject to all duties imposed upon planning boards by the general laws, especially General Laws, chapter 41, sections 81A to 81J. The board shall not create or authorize any expenditure without a previous appropriation therefor by the city council.