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City of Mounds View Plauning and Zoning Commission - Bylaws Page 2 Election Procedure: For each office, the chairperson sha11 invite nominations from Planning Commission rnembers. Afier nominations have been received, the chairperson shali entertain a motion to close nominatzons. If such motion is made and passed, and more than one nomination has been made, the chairperson shall distribute ballots to the Cormmission members and each member shall writa his or her selection on the ballot. The recording secretary sha1l tally the ballots and announce the nominee receiving the most votes. In the event of a tie, the recarding secretary shall annour�ce the nominees tied iva the voting and baltoting shatl be repeated 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 members present vote in the afFirmative for the nominee, the nominee shall be elected. 4. Assumption of Duties: The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall assume of%ce at the f�rst meeting in February of each year. 5. Term of Office; The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve one year terms, and may be re-elected to additional terms in accordance with tlus Section TV.B. C. DUTIES OF �FFICERS: The chairperson shail preside ovar the meetings of the Planning Commission, and sliall have the authority to add or cancel regulax meetings and to ca11 special meetings as provided in Section VI. The vice chairperson shall assume the duties of the chairperson, in the absence of the chairperson. In the event of the absence af both � ihe chairpersan and vice-chairperson, those members present shall elect a temporary chairperson to preside over the meeting. V. LIAISON `I'O COUI�ICIL: The City Council shall appoint from among its naembers a Liaison to the Commission on an annual basis. It is expected that the Council Liaison wiil attend the Comrnission meetings on a regular basis. In the event of the absence of the Councii Liaison at a Commission rneeting, a Commission member may be appointed by the chairpersan to represent the Plannuzg Commission at the next regular City Council meeting or at the meeting where the City Council will be cansidering tk�e planning cases acted upon by the Planning Commission in the absence of the Council Liaison. VI. Il�EE'I'I1�GS A. TYPES OFMEETINGS; SCHEDULE: The annual meeting scheduie of the Comrnission sha11 be adopted by Resolution at tkze first regular meeting in December for the £ollowing year. Regular Meetings: Subject to the adopted meeting scheduie, the Cammission's regular meetings will occur on the first and third �Iednesdays of each month for the purpose of conveni�ag public hearings, making recommendations to the City Council, conducting business which requires a vota of the Commission, convening as the Board of Adj�asiirient and Appeals, conducting long-range pIanning fur�ciions and other official business.