That the membership of the City Planning Commission of the City of Sapulpa shall be and the same is hereby set at seven (7) members. One (1) member of the City Council of the City of Sapulpa shall be appointed by the Mayor to serve as one (1) of the members of said Commission, and one (1) resident at large of the City of Sapulpa shall be appointed by the Mayor to serve as one (1) of the members of said Commission.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

Five (5) members of said Commission shall each be nominated by a member of the City Council. Said nomination shall be seconded by a member of the City Council and said nominee's name shall then be put to a vote of the City Council. Said nominee must be appointed to membership in said Commission by a majority vote of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

Each member of said Commission shall be a resident of the City of Sapulpa; a qualified and registered voter therein; a taxpayer; and a person of good character. At no time shall more than one (1) resident of any ward serve as a member upon said Commission, except as to the City Council member and the resident at large who are each appointed to serve by the Mayor.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

A.

On the first appointment of full membership, the members shall be appointed to serve terms as follows:

1.

Each member appointed from Wards 1, 3, and 5, and the member appointed by the Mayor from the City Council, shall serve for a term of two (2) years; and

2.

Each member appointed from Wards 2 and 4, and the member appointed by the Mayor from the City at large, shall serve for a term of three (3) years; and

3.

Members appointed to all posts thereafter, shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years.

B.

Each member appointed shall serve until his or her qualified successor is appointed. In the event of a member vacating or being removed from said appointment, the City Council and/or Mayor shall appoint a replacement in the same manner as provided for the initial appointment of said member and said replacement member shall serve only the unexpired term of the member being replaced.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

All members shall serve without pay. No member of said Commission shall receive any item, money or thing of material value for his or her services as a member of said Commission.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

The members of said City Council shall adopt the rules and regulations under and by which said Commission shall function. The Commission shall determine and elect its officers and prescribe such officer's duties. Further, said Commission shall determine all orders of business before said Commission and shall set and determine dates and places of such meetings, both regular and special, as they may deem necessary.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

The City Planning Commission of the City of Sapulpa shall be responsible for the administration of the Planning and Zoning Ordinances of the City of Sapulpa and shall have all powers and functions as provided in the Oklahoma Statutes, relating to City Planning Commissions.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)

Any Commission member, upon written charges and after public hearing, may be removed by the City Council for any one (1) of the following causes:

A.

Failure to attend three (3) consecutive regular or special meetings, or failure to attend two-thirds (⅔) of the regular or special meetings held during any six (6) month period; or

B.

Actions and conduct unbecoming to a public official of the City of Sapulpa; or

C.

Repeated acts and conduct detrimental to the peace, health, safety, and welfare of the City of Sapulpa.

(Ord. No. 2814, § 1, 5-6-2019)