§ 46-4. Planning commission; membership; appointment.

(a)

The planning commission for the city shall consist of no less than five nor more than nine members, at the discretion of the local legislative body, all to be appointed by the mayor of the city who may remove any member of the commission, subject to approval by the city council, after a public hearing, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

(b)

All members of this commission shall serve without compensation and shall hold no other public office, except they may also serve as members of any duly constituted regional commission of which their municipality forms a part.

(c)

The city council shall establish staggered initial terms of the members of the planning commission. Such terms shall be no less than four years nor more than ten years in length. However, nothing contained herein shall affect the term of any member incumbent on the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived.

(d)

The successors of the members of the planning commission shall be appointed by the city council, for terms of equal length for all members, to be determined by the city council, which terms shall be for not less than four years or more than ten years from and after the expiration of the terms of their predecessors in office.

(e)

Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall affect the term of any member incumbent on the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived.

(f)

If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of the term, it shall be filled by appointment by the city council for the unexpired term.

(Ord. No. 171, § 1(IV), 3-11-1997)