A Planning Commission for the City is hereby continued. The Planning Commission shall consist of five members who shall be reviewed and recommended by the Planning Commission then appointed by the mayor with council approval for three year terms commencing January 1st. Terms shall be staggered so that no more than one-half of the members' terms expire at one time. Both the original and successive appointee shall hold their respective offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies during the terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the term vacated. Every appointed member shall, before entering upon the discharge the duties of his office. (Amended by ordinance 86-14, passed October 28, 1986.)

The commission shall establish regular meeting dates and shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. Special meetings may be called by any two members of the commission upon three days written notice to all members. The commission shall establish such rules of procedure as may be deemed necessary. The commission shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson at the first meeting in January, from its membership, who shall serve for terms of one year upon selection. The commission may select a secretary from its membership or authorize the City Staff secretary attending the commission meetings to act as the commission secretary. Official minutes of each meeting shall be kept by the designated member and filed in the office of the clerk/treasurer one week after the meeting. (Amended by Ordinance 95-04, passed April 11, 1995.)

Any commission member may be removed prior to the end of the term only by a two-thirds vote of the council. Three consecutive absences by any member shall require council review and action for dismissal or continuance. (Amended by Ordinance 86-14, passed October 28, 1986.)

The commission shall have such duties as assigned in this code, by statute, and any other ordinances of the City.

Meetings shall be held at least one per month, two per month during the months of April through October, as called by the chairman, or as set by the council. Fifty-one percent shall constitute a quorum. Minutes of each meeting shall be kept and provided to the council.

Commissioners shall be paid the last week in December in an amount established by Council resolution annually. (Amended by Ordinance –2-12, passed August 27, 2002.)

A majority of the entire commission shall be a quorum to transact business, and less than a quorum may recess a meeting to a future date. In the event of vacancies, the “entire commission” shall be temporarily reduced to include only those members legally entitled to participate, and the quorum shall be a majority of the temporarily reduced “entire commission”. (Amended by Ordinance 96-06, passed August 19, 1996.)