There is created a planning commission to be composed of five members and two alternates, appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council from among qualified electors of the city in a manner providing balanced geographic, professional, neighborhood and community interest representation. Members of the planning commission to include alternates may, within budgetary constraints, be paid a stipend for each meeting attended, as determined by the city council, payment to be made quarterly. (Ord. 2025-07 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2)

The terms of the planning commission shall be staggered. Each member of the planning commission shall serve for a term of four years and until their successor is appointed, provided that the term of the first members shall be such that the terms of one member shall expire each year. Members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. Terms of members of the planning commission shall begin on or before the first Monday in February of each year. The governing body may remove any member of the planning commission for cause and after public hearing, if one is requested. Vacancies shall be promptly filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. An unexpired term shall not be counted toward the maximum number of terms.

    The mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, may appoint up to two alternate members to the planning commission for a term not to exceed four years. The prior term of an alternate member who subsequently becomes a full time member shall not prevent that member from serving two consecutive terms. (Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2)

The planning commission shall:

The planning commission shall elect a chair and may adopt such rules for its own proceedings as are deemed necessary. Meetings of the commission shall be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the commission may determine. The planning commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office of the recorder/clerk, which shall be the office of the planning commission, and shall be a public record.

For purposes of Utah Retirement Systems (URS) coverage, the city classifies all Tier 2 appointed planning commission members as part-time. Eligibility for retirement coverage under Utah Retirement Systems shall be administered in accordance with the statutory rules governing Utah Retirement Systems. (Ord. 2016-02 § 1 (Exh. A))