There is hereby created the City Planning Board, to
consist of nine members, namely eight persons who shall be appointed
by the City Council, by majority vote, upon nomination by the City
Manager, and one member of the City Council who shall be selected
by it as a member ex officio with voting privileges.
The City Council shall appoint not more than the maximum
number of alternate members to the Planning Board, upon nomination
by the City Manager, provided by state law. The City Manager shall
submit to the City Council an individual's name in nomination for
a vacancy occurring on the Planning Board. If the nominee receives
a majority vote of the Council, he or she shall be considered appointed.
The City Council shall also designate an alternate member of the Planning
Board who shall serve only when that member of the City Council selected
by it is absent or is disqualified from any proceeding before the
Planning Board.