The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, each of whom are residents of or employed in the County. Each Supervisor shall nominate one person to serve on the Commission. Each Supervisor shall also nominate one alternate member to serve on the Commission when the regular member appointed by that Supervisor is absent or is unable to vote on an item for any reason. Such alternate member may vote only when the regular member nominated by the same Supervisor is absent.
(prior code § 3.05.030; Ord. 2277, 1976; Ord. 5466 § 1, 2024)
Each member of the Planning Commission shall serve for a term of four years, commencing on April 1st of the year in which such Commission member's nominating Supervisor begins a full term.
(prior code § 3.05.040; Ord. 2277, 1976; Ord. 3044, 1981; Ord. 5285 § 12, 2018; Ord. 5466 § 2, 2024)
(A) 
General Organization. The Commission shall comply in all respects with SCCC § 2.38.110 through § 2.38.280 unless otherwise provided herein.
(B) 
Staff Support. The Community Development and Infrastructure Department shall provide staff support to the Commission. The Director of the Community Development and Infrastructure Department, or a designated representative, shall serve as Administrative Secretary to the Commission and shall receive copies of all minutes, reports and recommendations submitted to the Board of Supervisors by the Commission.
(C) 
Staff Consultation. Staff members from the Public Works Division of the Community Development and Infrastructure Department, the Environmental Health Services Division of the Health Services Agency, County Counsel, and other departments shall be available to the Commission upon assignment by the respective department heads.
(D) 
Compensation. Each member or alternate member of the Planning Commission shall receive as compensation for services a sum as established annually by the Board of Supervisors for each meeting of the Planning Commission at which the member is in attendance. Compensation for attendance at meetings of the Planning Commission shall be in addition to expenses or other compensation, which such members may otherwise be entitled by law to receive.
(prior code § 3.05.050; Ord. 2277, 1976; Ord. 2506, 1977; Ord. 2786, 1979; Ord. 2800, 1979; Ord. 5285 § 12, 2018; Ord. 5466 § 3, 2024)
The Commission shall exercise the following responsibilities:
(A) 
Develop and maintain a General Plan;
(B) 
Develop such specific plans as may be necessary or desirable;
(C) 
Review the annual Planning Division work program and budget, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors;
(D) 
Periodically review the County capital improvement program for consistency with the General Plan and related elements;
(E) 
Develop and maintain, with staff, a Commission policy manual;
(F) 
Communicate with other County advisory bodies concerned with planning matters; and
(G) 
Exercise any other responsibilities which may be set forth in the Commission's bylaws approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(prior code § 3.05.020; Ord. 2277, 1976; Ord. 2506, 1977; Ord. 2800, 1979; Ord. 5466 § 4, 2024)