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B. Faithful attendance at the regular monthly meetings of the Board is
considered a prerequisite for the maintenance of membership on the
Board. Failure to attend at least 75% of all regular meetings in a
twelve-month period,withoutprior anproval of the chairman, may be
cause for removal from the Board.
II. Officers, Rules, Records, Meetinn s, and Ouorum.
A. The Planning Board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and create
and fill such other offices as it may determine each July. The term of
the chairman and other officers shall be one year with elegibility for
re-election.
B. The Board shall keep a record of its members' attendance and of its
resolutions, which shall be public record.
C. The Board shall hold at least one meeting monthly, provided there is
business to conduct, and all of its meetings shall be open to the
public.
D. Six members shall constitute a quorum.
E. A simple majority of the voting members present is required to carry
a vote.
F. A member must abstain from a vote in which he has financial or
personal interest. All members present must vote unless they have
a conflict of interest.
III. General Powers and Duties.
A. Make studies of the county.
B. Determine objectives to be sought in the development of the county.
C. Prepare and adont methods for achieving these objectives.
D. Develop and recommend policies, ordinances, and other means for
carrying out Plans in a coordinated and efficient manner.
E. Exercise any functions in the administration and enforcement of
various means for carryinq out plans that the County Commissioners
may direct.
F. Perform any other related duties that the Countv Commissioners
may direct.
IV. Authority to Cather Information.
A. The Board may make studies of the general development characteristics
of the county, including surveys and inventories of an appropriate
nature,and to recommend standards and policies of development for
t the entire county or any portion thereof;
B. To enter, at reasonable times, unon Private lands and make
examinations or surveys as necessary for the performance of their
official duties; and
C. To request from the proper agency officials their plans for
buildings, facilities, or projects to be located in the county.
D. The Planning Board shall receive legal counsel from the county attorney
upon request.
V. Zoning Amendments.
The Planning Board may initiate, from time to time, proposals for amendment
of the zoning ordinance and maps based upon its studies. In addition, it
may review and make recommendations to the County Commissioners concerning
proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance and maps.
VI. Subdivision Regulations.
The Planning Board may review, from time to time, the existing regulations
for the control of land subdivision and submit to the county commissioners
its recommendations, if any, for the revision of said regulations. The
Planning Board may review and make recommendations to the County Commissioners
concerning proposed plats of land subdivision as specified by the subdivision
ordinance.