WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Ordinance Number 2003-96
An Ordinance repealing Ordinance 62 and enacting an Ordinance Establishing A Planning Commission For The City Of Grant, Washington County, Minnesota.
The City Council of the City of Grant, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain:
Section 1. Establishment of a City Planning Commission. A City Planning Commission for the City of Grant is hereby established pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 462.351 to 462.364 inclusive.
Section 2. Composition. Said Planning Commission
shall consist of 7 to 11 members, and said members shall be appointed by
the City Council.
The members of the Planning Commission first appointed shall be as
follows: one-third for a term of one year; one-third for a term of two
years; and one-third for a term of three years. Their successors
shall be appointed for terms of three years. Both original and successive
appointees shall hold office until their successors are appointed and have
qualified.
The members of the Planning Commission shall elect one member as Chair
and one member as Vice-chair of said Chair, who shall be elected every
year.
The City Council shall appoint one of the members of the City Council
to serve as an ex-officio member of the City Planning Commission, who shall
not have a vote in any proceedings before said Planning Commission or hold
any office.
A quorum shall be at least 5 members present, prior to any business
being conducted at the meetings.
The meeting shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order.
Section 3. Qualifications.
Every member of the Planning Commission shall be a registered voter
in the City of Grant.
Every member shall, before entering upon the disposition of his duties,
take an oath that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of his or
her office.
All members shall serve without compensation, and may be removed by
a majority vote of said City Council.
Any member who fails to attend five regular meetings of the Planning
Commission during any consecutive twelve-month period shall be automatically
dismissed from the Planning Commission. The City Council may review
each such case and reappoint said member if it so chooses. Attendance
records before the passage of this Ordinance shall not be considered for
dismissal.
No member of the Planning Commission may participate in discussion
on or vote on any issue or proceeding in which the member has a conflict
of interest. Members having a conflict of interest on a specific
zoning review or application are expected to recuse themselves and step
down during Planning Commission discussion and action. Expenditures
of the Planning Commission shall be within amounts appropriated for that
purpose by the City Council.
Section 4. Duties.
The Planning Commission shall have the duty to review, study and make
recommendations to the City Council on the following:
(1) Comprehensive Plan for the land use of said City;
(2) Applications for rezoning, conditional use permits, variances,
subdivisions and related matters;
(3) Conducting such public hearings, as they are required to do by
law and/or at the request of the City Council;
(4) Initiate and review ordinances for consideration by the City Council;
(5) Such other duties as the Grant City Council may delegate.
Such recommendations shall then be acted upon in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes 15.99, if applicable, and all other laws of the State of Minnesota
and in no event shall any recommendation not be acted upon within 50 days
by the City Council.
Section 5. Vacancies
Planning Commissioners whose terms are expiring will be reappointed
if they are willing to continue to serve.
Vacancies during a term shall be filled by the City Council for the
un-expired term of said vacancy utilizing the following process:
The City Clerk shall publish in the official newspaper of the City
a notice that a vacancy on the Planning Commission exists and that any
interested person may make an application for appointment to the City Council.
Applicants for appointment shall apply in writing using the appropriate
forms as may be required and the City Council shall interview those candidates
that it deems appropriate before appointment to the Planning Commission
by the City Council.
Vacancies due to the expiration of a term and when the City Council
determines not to reappoint the planning commission member as follows:
The City Clerk shall publish in the official newspaper of the City
the notice of vacancy and requesting that interested individuals fill out
an application on the appropriate forms.
The City Council shall then interview those candidates that it deems
appropriate before making an appointment to fill the vacancy on the Planning
Commission.
The appointment process shall be handled by the City Council at a regular
or special meeting in January of each year in order to allow an opportunity
for candidates to file applications and to interview applicants.
Section 6. Meetings. The Commission shall
hold at least one regular meeting each month, unless there are no applications
to review. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and
shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, and findings, which
shall be a public record.
At each regular monthly meeting of the City Council, the Commission
shall submit to said City Council a report of its work during the preceding
month.
Section 7. Repealing Previous Ordinances. This ordinance hereby repeals Ordinance Number 62, 8, and 20 of The City of Grant.
Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance
shall be in full force after its passage and publication according to law.
Whereupon, a vote being taken upon a motion by Council person Rick
Vanzwol and seconded by Council person Sharon Schwarze, the following members
voted in favor: Candice Kraemer, Sharon Schwarze, Rick Vanzwol
And the following voted against: Tim Gangnon, Tom Carr
Adopted by the Grant City Council this 8th day of January, 2003.
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Thomas Carr, Mayor
Attest:
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Barbara Bartholdi, Clerk