Arvin Municipal Code Ch. 2.24 Planning Commission

The planning commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be qualified electors of the city, including those who reside within the city's sphere of influence.

(Ord. 213 §1(part), 1985: Ord. 8 §1, 1960).

(Ord. No. 2019-460, § 1, 8-27-19; Ord. No. 2019-461, § 2, 11-12-19)

A. Appointments. Each member of the city council shall nominate one (1) person for appointment to the planning commission. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a planning commissioner shall be appointed and shall serve a term which parallels the term of the city council member who made the appointment. When the term of the city council member who made the commissioner appointment expires, so, too, does the term of the planning commissioner. However, the planning commissioner shall continue to serve until appointment and qualification of his or her successor. If vacancies shall occur, otherwise than by expiration of term, they shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term by the nomination of the respective member of the city council.

B. Appointment of Alternates. Additionally, up to two (2) additional members shall be appointed as alternates to serve on the planning commission in the absence of a regular member at a meeting of the planning commission. If an alternate position has not been filled, the mayor may nominate a person for appointment to serve as an alternate to the planning commission. If no nomination has been made by the mayor within one hundred (100) days, or within thirty (30) days from denial of a nomination by the city council, any member of the city council can make a nomination. The terms of alternate members shall not coincide with the term of the mayor, but instead may be appointed by the city council and shall serve a term as set by in the discretion of city council between one (1) to four (4) years.

C. Removal. Planning commissioners and alternates shall serve at the pleasure of the city council, and any commissioner or alternate may be removed at any time in the sole discretion of the city council by an affirmative vote of a simple majority of council members present.

(Ord. 361 §1, 2005: Ord. 333, 2003: Ord. 213 §1(part), 1985: Ord. 8 §2, 1960).

(Ord. No. 406, § 2, 2-19-2013; Ord. No. 423, § 2, 9-1-2015; Ord. No. 2019-460, § 1, 8-27-19)

The planning commission shall exercise all duties established by the laws of the state relating to city planning commissions, with the exception of those duties that have been expressly withheld from the planning commission in the City of Arvin's Municipal Code and such additional duties as may be prescribed by the city council.

(Ord. 8 §3, 1960).

(Ord. No. 479, § 3, 3-22-2022)

In the event that the planning commission can not convene due to a lack of a quorum and there is business of the planning commission to be conducted, the city council, in its sole discretion, can act as the planning commission.

(Ord. No. 393, § 1, 12-7-2010)