There is hereby created a Planning Commission for the City of Roeland Park.

The City Planning Commission shall consist of seven members, one of whom may be a non-resident of the City who resides within ten miles of the City's boundaries. Three members of the commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council, and one member of the commission shall be jointly appointed by the two City Council members from each of the City's wards with the consent of the City Council. The four members appointed by City Council members each shall each be a resident of the ward from which the City Council members who made the joint appointment were elected. Commission members shall be appointed for terms of three years each. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired terms only. In the event that any commission member no longer resides in the ward from which the City Council members who jointly appointed the member were elected, the Governing Body shall declare a vacancy and appoint a new member to fill the vacancy. In the event any Planning Commission member fails to attend three or more regular meetings of the commission within any 12-month period of time, the Governing Body may declare a vacancy and appoint a new member who resides in that same ward to fill the vacancy. The Planning Commission shall appoint two of its members to serve as representatives from the commission to the City Council redevelopment committee. The commission shall elect one member as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson who shall serve one year and until their successor has been elected. A secretary shall also be elected who may or may not be a member of the commission. A record of all proceedings of the commission shall be kept. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation for their service.

The City Planning Commission shall operate and have those powers and duties as set forth herein or in applicable provisions of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.