The plan commission of the city which has been duly established is the plan commission referred to in this title, and shall have the following duties under this title:

A.

To hear all applications for amendments and special uses and thereafter submit reports of findings and recommendations thereon to the city council in the manner prescribed in this chapter for amendments and special uses;

B.

To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of this title, and to make reports of its recommendations to the city council not less frequently than once each year; and

C.

To hear and decide all matters upon which it is required to pass under this title.

(Ord. 280 § 13.08(1), 1968.)

Regular meetings of the plan commission shall be held, when necessary, at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. Two or more hearings scheduled on a particular evening shall be conducted consecutively and shall not be scheduled to commence at a particular time. Special meetings may be called by the mayor, city council, the planning director, the chairman of the plan commission or a quorum. The chairman shall vote with other members of the commission. In the event that less than four (a quorum) plan commissioners are present for a public hearing, those commissioners present shall decide upon and announce the date of the continuance. Plan commission meetings shall not proceed beyond 11:00 p.m. unless a motion is made to so proceed, for a specific period of time. Such motion must be seconded and passed by a majority. The vice chairman shall be appointed by the plan commission chairman. Duties of the vice chairman shall be to chair plan commission meetings when the chairman is absent. All hearings conducted by said plan commission under this title shall be in accordance with Illinois Statutes. In all proceedings of the plan commission provided for in this title, the chairman and, in his absence, the vice chairman, shall have the power to administer oaths. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this title shall be given under oath. The plan commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions. A copy of every rule or regulation, every amendment and special use, and every recommendation, order, requirement, decision or determination of the plan commission under this title shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be a public record. The plan commission shall adopt its own rules and procedures, not in conflict with this title or with applicable Illinois Statutes.

(Ord. 89-2 § 1, 1989: Ord. 280 § 13.08(2), 1968.)