Pursuant to Section 65100 of the
Government Code, the city council
hereby establishes a planning agency for the city, which shall consist
of a planning commission. It shall be the function of the planning
commission:
A. To develop
and maintain a general plan;
B. To develop
such specific plans as may be necessary or desirable;
C. To periodically
review the improvement program of the city; and
D. To perform
such other functions as authorized by the city council and provided
by law.
(Prior code § 2200)
The planning commission shall consist of five members who shall
be appointed in the manner set forth by resolution of the city council
and shall serve at the will of the city council. All members of the
planning commission shall be residents of the city. Nothing herein
shall preclude the city council from reappointing a commissioner following
the completion of his or her term.
(Prior code § 2201; Ord. 935 § 1, 1999; Ord.
1014 § 1, 2004)
The planning commission shall establish by resolution for the
election of a chairperson and vicechairperson for a period of one
year. The election shall occur within thirty days of the reorganization
of the city council. The planning commission shall adopt rules for
the transaction of its business, and shall keep a record of all its
minutes, resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations.
(Prior code § 2203; Ord. 1046 § 1, 2008)
The planning commission shall hold at least one regular meeting
in each month at such time and place as designated in the rules and
regulations of the planning commission.
(Prior code § 2204)
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary,
any member of the planning commission may be removed from office at
any time by the affirmative vote of at least three members of the
city council.
(Prior code § 2205)
The planning commission shall perform the duties and shall have
all the rights, powers and privileges specified and provided in this
code and by law.
(Prior code § 2206)
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of
the
Government Code pertaining to local planning, city planning commissioners,
if authorized by the city council, may attend planning conferences,
meetings of planning executives, or hearings on planning legislation
or matters affecting all or part of the general plan, and shall be
reimbursed for their actual and necessary reasonable expenses incurred
in respect to such attendance. "Expenses," as used in this section,
means those incurred by reason of traveling, living, registration
and other necessary fees and charges imposed. In addition, members
of the city planning commission shall receive compensation for their
attendance at meetings of the commission in the amount specified and
determined by resolution of the city council.
(Prior code § 2301)