There is established a planning commission which shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. The planning commission shall consist of seven members who shall be citizens of the United States who are residents of the City, unless a qualified resident is not available. The term of office shall be for four years. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms so that at least one member shall be appointed annually. The members shall serve without compensation.
(Ord. 4069 § 1, 1986; Ord. 4563, Amended, 08/22/1996)
Any member of the commission may be removed from office for incompetency, incompatibility, dereliction of duty, malfeasance in office, nonattendance at meetings, or other good cause after charges in writing have been delivered by the chairperson to the mayor, notice given, and a full hearing conducted. Members of the commission shall automatically be dismissed from the commission if members miss more than twenty-five percent of the regular meetings without written excuse submitted to the chairperson within seventy-two hours before the regular meeting during any twelve-month period or have two consecutive unexcused absences. Upon missing more than twenty-five percent of the regular meetings during a one-year period or having two consecutive unexcused absences, the office shall be declared vacant by the council and filled within a reasonable time.
(Ord. 4069 § 2, 1986)
The Bremerton Planning Commission shall conduct all meetings in accord with the rules adopted by the planning commission which are designated as the planning commission bylaws.
(Ord. 4069 § 3, 1986)
The planning commission, planning department, and city council shall perform all planning functions pursuant to the authority of Article XI, §§10 and 11 of the Washington State Constitution.
(Ord. 4069 § 4, 1986; Ord. 4523 § 1, 1995)
The commission, each year, shall elect its own chairperson and create and fill such other offices as it may determine it requires. The date and time of the commission's regular meeting shall be specified in the planning commission bylaws.
(Ord. 4069 § 5, 1986)
The city shall provide for the verbatim recording of all planning commission meetings by electronic means. The city shall furnish a copy of a tape recording of any meeting upon written request of any interested party. The party requesting the copy of the tape must bear the costs of recording and tape. The planning commission will also keep a written record of its meetings, resolutions, transactions, findings and conclusions. That record shall be a public record.
(Ord. 4069 § 1, 1986)
The expenditures of the planning commission shall be within the amounts appropriated for that purpose by the council.
(Ord. 4069 § 7, 1986)
The planning commission may:
(a) 
Review and recommend to the council the adoption of coordinated comprehensive planning and land use objectives for the development of the City or particular areas of the City;
(b) 
Review and recommend to the council the adoption of regulations and code amendments which implement the City's comprehensive planning objectives;
(c) 
Review and recommend to the council the adoption of short plat regulations and long subdivision regulations;
(d) 
Participate in regional planning activities or serve on a regional planning commission;
(e) 
Make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business.
(Ord. 4069 § 8, 1986; Ord. 4778, Amended, 11/05/2001)