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City of Mounds View Planning and Zoning Cominission - Bylaws Page 2 Election Procedure: For each office, the chairperson shall invite nominations from Planning Commission mernbers. After nominations have been received, the chairperson sha11 entertain a motion to close nominaiions. If such motion is made and passed, and more than one nominatian has been made, the chairperson sha11 distribute ballots to the Commission members and each member shall write his or her selection on the ballot, The recording secre#ary shall tally 1:he ballots and announce the nominee receiving the most votes, In the even# of a tie, the recording secretary shall announce the nominees tied in the voti�ag and balloting sha11 be xepeated until an election occurs. If only one nomination has been received, the chairperson may conduct the voting by voice vote. If a majority of the �enabers present vote in the affirrnative for the nominee, ihe nominee shall be elected. 4. Assumption of Duties: The Chairperson and �Iice Chairperson sha11 assume office at the first meeting in February of each year. 5. Term of Office: The cha.irperson and vice chairperson shall serve one year terms, and may be re-elected to additional terms in accordance.with this �ection N.B. C. D UTIES OF OFFICERS: The chairperson sha11 preside over the meetings of the Planning Coxntxussion, and sha11 have the authorify to add or cancel reguiar meetings and to call special meetings as provided in 5ecrion VI. The vice chairperson shall assume the duties of the chairperson, in the absenca of the chairperson. In the event of the absence af bath the chairperson and vice-chairperson, those meznbers present shall elect a temporary chairperson to preszde ovar the meeting. ��z��.;, �;s V. L�SOI�T T� C��JI�CTL: The City Council ��: Y° <;� appoint from arnong its members a Liaison to the Commission on an annual basis. It is expected that the Council Liaison ��vill attend the Commission meeiings on a regular basis. In the event of ihe absence of the Council Liaison at a Commission meeting, a Commission rnember may be appointed by the chairperson to represent the Planning Commission at the next regular City Council meeting or at the ineeting where the City Council wiil be considering the planr�ing cases acted upon by the Planning Commission in the absence of the Council Liaison. VI. 11��E'�'iI�� A. TYPES OFMEETINGS; SCHEDULE: The annual meeting schedule of the Co�nm�ission shall be adopted by Resolution at the first regular tneeting in December for ilae following year. l. Regular Meetings: Subject to the adopted meeting scheduie, the Commission's regular meetings will occur on the first ancl third Wednesdays of each month for the purpose of convening public hearings, making recommendations to the Ciiy Council, conducting business which requires a vote o;f the Commission, convening as the Board of Adjustment and App�als, conducting long-range planning functions and other official business.