4.2 TERMS AND ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS

The Planning Commission members shall consist of residents who own a primary residence and/or property within Bear River City and shall have resided within the City for at least ninety (90) days prior to being appointed. Members are deemed to have resigned when they move their residences outside the City limits. At least three of the five members shall hold no other public office or position within Bear River City. Members of the Planning Commission shall serve terms of five years. Members shall be appointed every year in December of the year of the expiration. The terms shall be staggered so that one member shall be appointed each year. Terms may expire on the last day of the year, but members on the Planning Commission shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall appoint a new Planning Commission member to fill vacancies that might arise and such appointments shall be to the end of the vacating member’s term. Alternate members of the Planning Commission shall serve a three year term. Terms will end in December of the year of expiration, but the members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Minutes of the monthly meetings will be given to the alternate member so that they can be aware of the actions of the Planning Commission. New members and alternate member will be required to receive training from the Planning Commission chairperson. Alternate member shall attend one meeting after being appointed, and thereafter will need only to attend commission meetings on request. Regular members of the Planning Commission should give at least 24 hour notice to the alternate members, when needed. The Planning Commission existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall continue to serve, and the terms of its members shall be fixed by the City Council in such a manner as to comply with the above provision of staggering terms of service. There is no limit to the number of terms a member may serve. Upon a majority vote in a public meeting, the City Council may remove from office any member or alternate member of the Planning Commission for non-performance of duty or misconduct. Non excused absence from three consecutive regular Planning Commission meetings or a total of four meetings in a calendar year shall constitute non-performance of duty. Misconduct is failure to follow the Ethics Act Chapter 4 Planning Commission and/or failure to follow state and local laws.