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City of Shoreview Municipal Code Chapter 300. Council and Administration 304 Planning Commission 304.010 Establishment. A planning commission for the city of Shoreview is hereby established. The Planning Commission shall be the City planning agency. 304.020 Composition. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the City Council. Any member of the planning commission may be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. 304.030 Terms and Compensation. Appointments to the Planning Commission shall be made at the first regular January meeting of the City Council, or more often if required. Members shall be appointed for three year terms beginning February 1 and ending January 31 of the third year following. In the event of a vacancy occurring during any term, appointments shall be for the balance of the unexpired term. Members of the Planning Commission shall receive as compensation such fees or salary as the City Council shall provide as resolution. Members of the Planning Commission shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. 304.040 Organization. The City Council shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine. All officers of the Planning Commission shall serve until the following January 31. 304.050 Meetings and Reports. The Planning Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business. It shall keep a public record of all motions, resolutions, transactions, findings, minutes, and reports, which shall be promptly reduced to writing and a copy forwarded to each member of the City Council. The City Attorney and the City Engineer shall be official advisors to the Planning Commission. They shall attend Planning Commission meetings upon request and shall be compensated therefore in the same amount as that received for attending City Council meetings. 304.060 Expenditures. Expenditures of the Planning Commission shall be within amounts appropriated by the City Council. The Planning Commission shall submit a report of all expenditures to the City Council on or before January 1st of each year. 304.070 Powers and Duties. The Planning Commission shall be the City's planning agency. It shall exercise the duties imposed on it by the City Council including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission shall prepare and periodically review the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan. It shall Section 304. Planning Commission 304 -1 22