South El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 2.56 Planning Commission

A planning commission for the city is created.

(Prior code §1-17-1)

The planning commission shall consist of five city residents appointed by a majority of the city council. No city employee is eligible to serve as a member of the commission. No person shall remain a member if that person ceases being a resident of the city. The term of office for members shall be one year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a member shall continue to serve until a qualified successor assumes that member's seat. If a vacancy occurs during the term, the council shall appoint a qualified successor to serve the remainder of the term. A majority of the council may remove a member at any council meeting.

(Prior code §1-17-2; Ord. 709 §1, 1984; Ord. 792 §1, 1987; Ord. 830 §3, 1988; Ord. 901 §3, 1991; Ord. 919 §3, 1992; Ord. 981 §2, 1996; Ord. 1007 §2, 1998; Ord. 1071 §1, 2005; Ord. 1078 §2, 2005; Ord. 1113 §2, 2008; Ord. 1153 §2, 2011)

Each member of the planning commission shall be compensated at such rate as the city council may from time to time fix by resolution.

(Prior code §1-17-2.1)

If, without cause, a member of the planning commission is absent from three successive regular meetings of the commission, other than by permission of the commission expressed in its official minutes, the office of such member shall be deemed to be vacant and the term of such member ipso facto terminated and the planning commission shall immediately inform the city council of such termination.

(Prior code §1-17-3)

An absence due to illness or an unavoidable absence from the city shall be deemed absence for cause if written notice thereof is sent to the planning commission on or before the day of any regular meeting of the commission.

(Prior code §1-17-4)

A regular meeting as provided for by law or by rule of the planning commission or any regularly advertised public hearing before the planning commission shall be deemed a regular meeting for the purpose of this chapter.

(Prior code §1-17-5)

A regular meeting for the planning commission will commence at the hour of six p.m.

(Ord. 1077 §1, 2005)

The chairperson of the planning commission shall be elected to the position by the appointed members of the planning commission for a period of one-year. Subject to other provisions of law, the commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The planning commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month unless canceled at the discretion of the director. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a record of the resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record.

(Prior code §1-17-6; Ord. 1251 §4, 2021; Ord. 1266 §8, 2023)

The city planning commission shall perform the duties and shall have all the rights, powers, and privileges specified and provided for in this Code or by state law. In addition, the commission shall be responsible, with the assistance of staff, for the development of the goals and objectives for the planning and community development department, to be approved by the city council. Thereafter, the commission shall report quarterly to the city council on the commission and department's progress related to the goals and objectives.

(Prior code §1-17-7; Ord. 902 §3, 1991)

Public agencies and service organizations, business organizations, or other appropriate persons, may serve on the commission as nonvoting, ex officio members.

(Ord. 981 §3, 1996)

A. The commission shall by majority vote recommend ex officio members. Each recommendation shall be transmitted to the city council, accompanied by written reasons supporting such recommendation. The city council may select not more than five agencies, organizations or individuals to serve on the commission as ex officio members. Each agency or organization selected may determine its own representative.

B. The term of each ex officio member shall expire on April 30th of each year.

(Ord. 981 §3, 1996)

Ex officio members shall function as an advisory board at regular commission meetings and shall advise and consult with the commission on matters pertaining to each ex officio member's expertise. Ex officio members shall attend all regular commission meetings. For good cause shown, the commission may, by majority vote, excuse the absence of an ex officio member.

(Ord. 981 §3, 1996)

A. An ex officio member may resign at any time by submitting a letter of resignation to the city council and the commission.

B. The city council, either on its own motion, or upon the recommendation of the commission, may remove an ex officio member from the commission. If an organization or agency is removed, the city council may, by majority vote, select a new organization or agency. If only the representative is removed, the organization or agency may select another representative to serve.

(Ord. 981 §3, 1996)

This chapter may be amended by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 1266 §9, 2023)