There is created a planning commission of the city. The planning
commission shall consist of five members and one alternate member.
The alternate member shall attend all meetings of the commission and
is only authorized to serve and vote in place of any regular member
of the commission who is absent. If the full commission is present,
the alternate shall not deliberate or participate on items presented
to the commission. The planning commission shall also consist of two
ex officio members: the city attorney or designee and the director
of development services or designee. In addition, at the request of
a planning commission member or the director of development services
(made at least one day before a meeting), the city engineer or designee
shall also attend the regular or special meeting of the planning commission.
(Prior code § 2-26; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2009; Res. R2022-50 § 1; Ord.
O2022-17 § 1)
All planning commission members and the alternate must be residents
of the city of Manteca. Residence shall be determined by the same
rules as a determination of residence for city councilmembers. Interested
residents shall submit their application to be a planning commission
member to the city clerk's office. The city council shall set by resolution
a non-exhaustive list of preferred qualifications for planning commission
members.
Based on the conclusion of a term, a removal, and/or vacancy,
each councilmember shall nominate a planning commission member from
their assigned council district; provided, however, the mayor shall
appoint a planning commission member and the alternate from an at-large
pool of residents. Councilmembers shall have top choice of candidates
from their respective districts, while the mayor shall have top choice
of the at-large group of candidates.
All planning commission member and alternate appointments shall
run concurrent with the terms of the mayor and councilmembers, respectively.
Following the nominations by the mayor and the councilmembers, respectively,
such nominations shall be approved by a majority of the city council.
The city council (through the city clerk's office) may begin the process
to accept applications for planning commission members/alternate within
sixty days before the expiration of a term. Following a removal or
a vacancy, the city council may instruct the city clerk's office to
begin the recruitment the day after the position becomes open.
Notwithstanding the above, should the city council not approve
by majority vote a councilmember's nomination from their district
or should a district not yield any applications during the application
period, the councilmember may then select from the at-large pool of
candidates to nominate a planning commissioner.
There shall be no residence requirement for the ex officio members
of the planning commission.
(Prior code § 2-27; Res. R2022-50 § 1; Ord.
O2022-17 § 1)
The members and alternate of the planning commission shall be
appointed for terms of four years. If a vacancy shall occur other
than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled by appointment for
the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy shall be deemed to have
occurred when a member is no longer a resident of the city or a commissioner
resigns from the planning commission.
A.
The
members of the planning commission shall be appointed for terms of
four years except as provided below. If a vacancy shall occur other
than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment for
the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy shall be deemed to have
occurred when a member is no longer a resident of the city. Residence
shall be determined by the same rules as a determination of residence
for city councilmembers.
B.
If any
planning commission member or alternate is absent without permission
from the mayor from all regularly scheduled planning commission meetings
for sixty days consecutively from the last regular meeting he or she
attended, his or her office becomes vacant and shall be filled as
any other vacancy.
(Prior code § 2-28; Res. R2022-50 § 1; Ord.
O2022-17 § 1)
Each member of the planning commission and alternate may receive
compensation at the same time and in the same manner as the salaries
are paid to other officers and employees of the city, provided, however,
compensation shall not be provided if the member or alternate do not
attend planning commission meetings. The ex officio members shall
receive no compensation. Such compensation may hereafter be reviewed
and adjusted by resolution of the city council, if so desired.
(Prior code § 2-28.1; Ord. 1437 § 2, 2009; Res. R2022-50 § 1; Ord. O2022-17 § 1)
Any member or alternate of the planning commission may be removed
by a majority vote of the city council. Any councilmember may make
a request at regularly scheduled city council meeting to set a vote
at the next regularly scheduled council meeting for discussion to
consider removal of any planning commission member or alternate. Prior
to such a vote taking place, a commissioner and/or alternate shall
be afforded five minutes to address the city council, after public
comment, but before final city council discussion on the item.
(Prior code § 2-29; Res. R2022-50 § 1)
The rights, powers and duties of the planning commission shall
be as provided in Chapter 3, Title 7, relating to local planning,
of the Government Code of the state. Planning commission members and
alternates shall be subject to select city policies, including, but
not limited to, the city's personnel policies, civility policy, ethics
policy, and the censure policy.
(Prior code § 2-30; Res. R2022-50 § 1; Ord.
O2022-17 § 1)
