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I City of Mounds View Febrary 3, 1999 • Planning and Zoning Commission-Bylaws Page 2 Section N.B.3. The name of the person recommended for chairperson shall be forwarded to the City Council for action at its first meeting in January. 2. Vice-Chairperson: The Planning Commission shall elect a vice-chairperson each year at its first meeting in January, following the procedure in Section N.B.3. 3. Election Procedure:For each office,the chairperson shall invite nominations from Planning Commission members. After nominations have been received,the chairperson shall entertain a motion to close nominations. If such motion is made and passed, and more than one nomination has been made,the chairperson shall distribute ballots to the Commission members and each member shall write his or her selection on the ballot. The recording secretary shall tally the ballots and announce the nominee receiving the most votes. In the event of a tie, the recording secretary shall announce the nominees tied in the voting and balloting shall 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 office at • the first 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 this Section N.B. C. DUTIES OF OFFICERS: The chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Planning Commission, and shall have the authority to add or cancel agentirrevievr meetings-or regular meetings and to call special meetings as provided in Section VI. The vice chairperson shall assume the duties of the chairperson, in the absence of the chairperson V. LIAISON TO COUNCIL: The City Council shall appoint from among its members a Liaison to Commission meetings on a regular basis. In the event of the absence of the Council Liaison at a Commission meeting, a Commission member may be appointed by the chairperson to represent the Planning Commission at the next regular City Council meeting 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. TYPES OF MEETINGS; SCHEDULE: The meetings of the Commission shall be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, with the annual schedule of meetings for the following year to be adopted by Resolution at the first meeting in December. • 1. Regular Meetings: The Commission's regular meetings shall occur on the first and third Wednesdays of the month .• •• .i 1 : or the purpose of