Suisun City Municipal Code Ch. 2.20 Planning Commission

A planning commission of the city is created and established.

(Ord. 268 § 1, 1955)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015)

The planning commission of the city shall consist of five members, appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. All members shall be residents of Suisun City and shall maintain U.S. citizenship.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1983: Ord. 268 § 2, 1955)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015; Ord. No. 760, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 790, § 1, 1-18-2022)

Except as otherwise established within this Code, Title 17 and Title 18, the planning commission shall have the powers and duties conferred upon the planning agency by the provisions of Title 7 of the Government Code of California, and any other laws of the state applicable thereto.

(Ord. 268 § 3, 1955)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015)

All members of the planning commission shall receive compensation as determined from time to time by the city council.

(Ord. 584 § 1, 1990)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015)

Terms of office shall expire on January 5 in odd years. Terms shall be staggered with three of the commissioners' terms expiring on one odd year and the other two expiring two years later. Planning commissioners shall serve until a successor is appointed.

Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the mayor with city council approval.

Commissioners may be removed from the planning commission at any time by a majority vote of the city council.

(Ord. 644 § 1, 1998: Ord. 505 § 2, 1984: Ord. 268 § 4, 1955)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015; Ord. No. 760, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 790, § 1, 1-18-2022)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 735, § 1, adopted October 20, 2015, amended § 2.20.040 to read as set out herein. Previously § 2.20.040 was titled "Terms."

If any commissioner fails to attend three meetings of the commission scheduled in any fiscal year without any such absence being excused by the mayor, his or her office as commissioner shall automatically and immediately become vacant.

(Ord. 469 § 2, 1983: Ord. 268 § 5, 1955)

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015; Ord. No. 760, § 1, 6-4-2019)

The planning commission is authorized and directed to prepare and adopt such bylaws as it determines appropriate to guide the conduct of commission business. Such bylaws shall be adopted by a majority of the planning commission and shall be forwarded to the city council for approval. City council may at any time, by a majority vote of the city council, direct revisions to the planning commission bylaws as determined necessary and appropriate by the city council. Lacking any such direction the planning commission bylaws shall be considered valid and in effect.

(Ord. No. 735, § 1, 10-20-2015)