There is created and established in the city a planning commission.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.010; Ord. No. 13, § 1, 1978)
The planning commission shall be the planning agency of the
city.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.020; Ord. No. 13, § 2, 1978)
The planning commission shall consist of five members who shall
be appointed by the city council. The mayor shall submit to the city
council the name of any person proposed for appointment to the planning
commission, and, upon such appointment by the city council, the name
of the appointee shall be recorded in the minutes of the city council
meeting.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.030; Ord. No. 13, § 3, 1978; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Members of the planning commission shall receive no salary,
provided, however, that nothing in this chapter, shall preclude reimbursement
for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of the planning
commission in the performance of official duties for the city.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.040; Ord. No. 13, § 4, 1978)
A. The
five members of the planning commission shall serve terms of four
years and shall continue in office until their respective terms expire
unless sooner removed as provided in the ordinance codified in this
section, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of four
years. If a vacancy shall occur, other than by expiration of the term
of office, it shall be filled by appointment by the mayor with the
approval of the city council for the unexpired term. The term of any
planning commissioner shall be ex-tended for that length of time as
may be necessary and convenient to appoint and set a successor planning
commissioner.
B. The
planning commission members shall be appointed to their customary
scheduled terms to commence on January 1 of even-numbered years.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.050; Ord. No. 13, § 5, 1978; Ord. No. 13A, § 2, 1980; Ord. No. 292, § 1, 1986; Ord. No. 567, § 1, 1997; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Any member of the planning commission may be removed at any
time by a majority vote of the entire city council.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.060; Ord. No. 13, § 6, 1978)
The powers, functions and duties of the planning commission
shall be as set forth in the statutes of the state, applicable ordinances
of the city, and such matters as may be assigned to the planning commission
by resolution of the city council.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.070; Ord. No. 13, § 7, 1978; Ord. No. 513, § 1, 1993)
Regular meetings of the planning commission shall be held at
such time and place as is determined by resolution of the city council.
(Code 1980, § 2.20.080; Ord. No. 13, § 8, 1978)