Such Board of Trustees shall appoint a Board of Appeals consisting of
five members and shall designate its Chairman. The members of such Board in
office on the effective date of this chapter shall continue in office until
the end of the terms for which they have been appointed and until their successors
have been appointed as herein provided and have qualified. Of the members
of such Board of Appeals first appointed after the effective date of this
chapter, one shall hold office for the term of one official year, two for
the term of two official years, two for the term of three official years,
from and after their appointment. Their successors shall be appointed for
the term of three years from and after the expiration of the terms of their
predecessors in office. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration
of term, it shall be filled by the Board of Trustees by appointment for the
unexpired term. The Board of Trustees shall have the power to remove any member
of the Board for cause and after public hearing. All meetings of the Board
of Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times
as such Board may determine. Such Chairman, or in his absence, the Acting
Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All
meetings of such Board shall be open to the public. Such Board shall keep
minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question,
or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep
records of its examinations and other official actions. Every rule, regulation,
every amendment or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision
or determination of the Board shall immediately be filed in the office of
the Board and shall be a public record.
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