The city council shall create a planning and zoning commission
of the City of University Park and shall appoint five (5) members
and three (3) alternate members, each of whom shall be a citizen and
taxpayer of the City of University Park. Members and alternates shall
be appointed for a term of two (2) years concurrent with the term
of the mayor. Such appointees shall serve without compensation and
may not hold any elective office of the State of Texas or any other
political subdivision thereof during their terms. A vacancy in an
unexpired term shall be filled by the city council for the remainder
of the term. A majority of the appointed members shall constitute
a quorum, and decisions may only be made with the affirmative vote
of a majority or more of the members of the entire commission. The
city council shall name one (1) of the members to be the chairman
and one (1) to be the vice chairman.
The city council shall appoint a board of adjustment consisting
of five (5) regular members and four (4) alternate members, all of
whom shall be qualified voters of the City of University Park. The
board of adjustment shall have the powers and authority set forth
in Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code, and as hereafter
amended, and such additional powers and authority as may be duly assigned
to it by ordinances of the city or other applicable state law. The
city council may remove a board member for cause on a written charge
after a public hearing. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by
the city council for the unexpired term only.
The city council shall have the power and is hereby authorized
to create, abolish, establish, and appoint such other boards, commissions
and committees as it deems necessary to carry out the functions of
the city, and to prescribe the purpose, composition, functions, and
tenure of each such board, commission, or committee.
