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I'- City of Mounds View February 17,1999 Planning and Zoning Coinmission - Bylaws Page 2 2. Vice-Chairperson: The Pianning Commission shall elect a vice-chairperson each year at its frst meeting in January, foltowing the procedure in Sec�ion IV.B3. 3. Election Procedure: For each of�ice, the chairperson shali invite nominations from Planning Commission members. After nominatians have been received, the chairperson shail entertain a moiion to close nominations. If such motion is made and passed, and more than one nomination has heen made, the chairperson shali distribuie ballots to the Commission me►nbers and each naember shall write his or her selection on the ballot. The recording secretary shall taily the baliots and announce the nominee receiving the most votes. In the event of a tie, the recording secretary shali announce the notninees tied in the voting and balloting shalt be repeated until an election occurs. If only one nomination has been received, fhe chairperson may conduct the voting by voice vote. If a majority of the members present vote in the affrmative for the nominee, the nominee shall be elected. 4. Assi.unption of Duties: The Chairperson and Vice Chair�oerson shall assume office at the first meeting in Februaty of each year. 5. Term af Office: The chairperson and vice chairperson sha91 serve one year terms, and may be re-elected to additional terms in accordance with this Section IV.B. � C. DUTIES OF OFFICERS: The chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Planning Co�nmission, and shall have the authority to add or cancel regular meetings and to call speciai meetings as provided in Section VZ. The vice chairperson shali assume the duties of the chairperson, in the absence of the chairperson. V. LIAISON TO COUNCIL: The City Council shall appoint from among its mennbers a Liaison to the Commission on an annual basis. It is expected that the Council Liaison will attend the Comnnission meetings on a regular basis. in the event of the absence af the Councii Liaison at a Commission meeting, a Commission member rnay be appointed by the chairperson to represent the Planning Commission at the next re�ular City Council mee�ing or at the meeting where the City Council will be considering the planning cases acted upon by the Planning Commission in the absence of the Council Liaison. VI. MEETINGS A. TYPE� OF MEETING�; SCHEDULE: The annual meetings schedule of the Commission shall be � � � adopted by Resolution at the first re ular meeting in December for the following year. 1. Regular Meetings: Sub'ec� to the ado ted meetin schedule the Commission's re�ular meetinQS will occur on the frst and third Wednesdays of each month for the purpase of convening public hearings, making recommendations to ti�e City Council, conducting business which requires a vote of the Commission, convening as the Board of Eldjustment and Appeals, conducting l�-