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401.02 401.04 (Rev. 5/99) Subd. 2. Oath and Taking of Office: The appointees shall be duly sworn and take office at the first regular meeting of the Commission in the month of January each year. Both original and successive appointees shall hold their offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. Subd. 3. Compensation: All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 536, 4-25-94) 401.03: REMOVAL. FROM OFFICE; VACANCIES: Subd. 1. Removal from Office: a. An appointed member of the Commission may be removed from office for just cause and on written charges by at least four - fifths (4/5) vote of the entire City Council, but such member shall be entitled to a public hearing before such vote is taken. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the Commission to notify the City Council promptly of any vacancies occurring in membership. b. In addition, an appointed member may be removed by the City Council for nonattendance at Planning and Zoning Commission meetings, as provided in the by laws adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, or if a Commission member does not attend twenty (20) regularly scheduled meetings per year without the consent of the Commission. c. The Mayor, with approval of the City Council, shall fill such vacancies for the unexpired term of the original appointment. (Ord. 629, 5- 10 -99) Subd. 2. Termination of Appointment: Any Commission member designing to terminate their appointment to the Commission before the expiration of the term shall give written notification to the Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman of that intention. (Ord. 536, 4- 25 -94) 401.04: POWERS AND DUTIES: The Commission shall be the City planning agency as authorized by the Minnesota Statutes and the City Charter,2 It shall have the duties and powers which are assigned to it by this Code. (Ord. 536, 4- 25 -94) M.S.A. §462.354, subdivision 1. 2 See Charter Section 2.02. City of Mounds View 15