[Amended 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. 867-06]
A. The County Board of adjustment shall consist of three
members; and shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the County Board
with such appointments being approved by the County Board. The term
of appointment for each member shall be staggered three years, with
a term beginning on July of the appropriate year. The members shall
be those serving on the effective date of this chapter, who shall
continue in office until the expiration of their term for which they
are appointed. The alternate member(s) shall be appointed in the same
manner and under the same criteria as the full members.
B. The Chairperson of the County Board shall appoint,
for staggered three-year terms, two alternate members to the Board
of Adjustment, who are subject to approval of the County Board. Annually,
the Chairperson of the County Board shall designate one of the alternate
members as the first alternate and the other as the second alternate.
The first alternate shall act, with full power, only when a member
of the Board of Adjustment refuses to vote because of conflict of
interest or when a member is absent. The second alternate shall act
only when the first alternate refuses to vote because of conflict
of interest or is absent, or if more than one member of the Board
of Adjustment refuses to vote because of a conflict of interest or
is absent.
C. Alternate members shall attend all meetings of the
Board of Adjustment and shall fill in for an absent member(s); member(s)
having a conflict of interest; in order to form a quorum. Alternates
shall serve in the order that they are numbered. When completing a
quorum the alternates shall have all power and authority of a member.
When present, the alternates shall be paid the same per-diem, mileage,
training and reimbursement costs as a member.
D. Successors to members and alternates shall be appointed
at the expiration of each term, and in all cases each term shall be
three years beginning on July 1 in the year that they are appointed,
or until their successor is appointed.
E. Vacancies that occur prior to the expiration of a
term, for a member or an alternate, shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment.
F. Members and alternates of the Board of Adjustment
shall reside within the County and outside of the limits of incorporated
cities and villages; provided, however, that no two members shall
reside in the same town. In addition, in making appointments, the
Chairperson of the County Board shall strive for balanced representation,
County-wide.
G. The Board of Adjustment shall elect its own Chairperson.
The election of a Board of Adjustment Chairperson shall occur annually
at the regular April meeting prior to conducting normal business.