Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. XV Airport Land Use Commission

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Editor's note— Section 1 of Ord. No. 300.362.1, adopted Mar. 6, 1984, changed the title of Ch. XV from "Airport Land Use Advisory Commission" to "Airport Land Use Commission."

The Santa Clara County Airport Land Use Commission is hereby established pursuant to Public Utilities Code § 21670 as amended September 19, 1994, which mandates in Section 2 (for all counties with an airport served by a scheduled airline) that the County Board of Supervisors establish an airport land use commission.

(Ord. No. NS-300.362, § 2, 11-23-82; Ord. No. NS-300.362.1, § 2, 3-6-84; Ord. No. NS-300.582, § I, 12-12-95)

The Commission shall assume the powers and duties authorized by Public Utilities Code Division 9, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 3.5 (Public Utilities Code § 21670 et seq.).

(Ord. No. NS-300.362, § 2, 11-23-82; Ord. No. NS-300.362.1, § 3, 3-6-84; Ord. No. NS-300.582, § II, 12-12-95)

(a) Composition of the Airport Land Use Commission. The membership of the Commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:

(1) Two to be appointed by the cities selection committee, one of whom must represent a city adjacent to an airport.

(2) Two representing the County, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

(3) Two having expertise in aviation, appointed by a committee comprised of the aviation director of the San Jose International Airport, Palo Alto Airport, and the Director of the County Roads and Airports Department.

(4) One representing the general public to be selected by the other six members of the Commission.

(b) Qualifications of appointees to the Airport Land Use Commission.

(1) Appointees may be elected or appointed officials, public employees or members of the public who would be considered eligible for appointment to County commissions.

(2) An individual having "expertise in aviation" is one who by virtue of education, training, experience, vocation or avocation has acquired and possesses particular knowledge of and is familiar with the operation, function and role of airports or is an elected official of an agency which owns or operates an airport.

(c) Proxy representation.

(1) All members upon appointment and taking the oath shall appoint a single proxy who shall take the oath of office and file conflict of interest reports with the Clerk of the Board. These proxy members will represent the sitting member in all affairs of the Commission and exercise the vote of the member at meetings when so directed by the appointing member.

(2) Proxies shall be designated by a written instrument kept on file with the Clerk of the Board and the administrative staff of the Commission. Proxies serve at the pleasure of the appointing member and meet the basic qualifications required for appointment to County commissions. A vacancy in the office of proxy shall be filled promptly by appointment of a new proxy.

(d) Reimbursement.

(1) Members and proxies are entitled to standard mileage reimbursement when on business authorized by the Commission through its officers.

(2) Members will be reimbursed for travel expenses when trips are approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(3) Other expenses may be covered as provided in by-laws approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. NS-300.362, § 2, 11-23-82; Ord. No. NS-300.362.1, § 4, 3-6-84; Ord. No. NS-300.582, § III, 12-12-95; Ord. No. NS-300.663, § 1, 8-13-02; Ord. No. NS-300.752, 12-12-06; Ord. No. NS-300.892, 2-9-16)

The term of office of the members shall be four years and until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor. Members shall serve staggered terms so that no more than two members' terms shall lapse in the same year. The body that originally appointed a member whose term has expired shall appoint his or her successor for a full term of four years.

Any member may be removed at any time and without cause by the body appointing that member. Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the body that originally appointed the member whose office has become vacant. The chairperson of the Commission shall be selected by the members thereof.

No member appointed pursuant to Section A6-192(a)(2) shall be eligible to serve on such Commission for more than three consecutive terms in addition to any portion of any unexpired term that may have been served. The appointing authorities of the other Commission members may establish their own term limits, if any, for those members.

A vacancy shall exist and shall be reported to the appointing authority whenever a member fails to attend more than three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, without good cause entered on its minutes.

(Ord. No. NS-300.362, § 2, 11-23-82; Ord. No. NS-300.752, 12-12-06; Ord. No. NS-300.806, § 1, 12-15-09)

Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.582, § IV, adopted Dec. 12, 1995, repealed § A6-194, which pertained to vacancies.

Editor's note— Section A6-195, requiring a periodic report of the Commission, derived from Ord. No. NS-300.362, § 2, adopted Nov. 23, 1982, was repealed by § 5 of Ord. No. NS-300.362.1, adopted Mar. 6, 1984.