Chapter 2.20
PLANNING COMMISSION

Sections:

2.20.010    Number of members.

2.20.020    Ex officio members.

2.20.030    Term of office.

2.20.040    Members – Appointment.

2.20.050    Vacancies.

2.20.060    Removal from office.

2.20.070    Election of chair and vice chair.

2.20.080    State provisions adopted.

2.20.090    Qualifications of planning commission members.

2.20.010 Number of members.

The city planning commission shall consist of five members. [Ord. 122A § 1, 1958].

2.20.020 Ex officio members.

The mayor of the city and the city attorney shall be ex officio members of the city planning commission, but shall not have a vote. [Ord. 122A § 2, 1958].

2.20.030 Term of office.

The term of office of the members of the commission shall be four years, except for the first members of the commission pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter. [Ord. 122A § 3, 1958].

2.20.040 Members – Appointment.

The members of the commission shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. [Ord. 122A § 4, 1958].

2.20.050 Vacancies.

Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. [Ord. 122A § 6, 1958].

2.20.060 Removal from office.

Any appointee of the commission may be removed by any of the following:

A. The mayor subject to approval by the city council;

B. The majority vote of the city council. [Ord. 122A § 7, 1958].

2.20.070 Election of chair and vice chair.

The commission shall elect its chair and vice chair from among the appointed members of the commission.

The chair of the planning commission shall be elected to a two-year term, on a rotating basis, so that no individual may serve a second term as chair as long as there are others on the commission who have not so served. [Ord. 96-1 § 1, 1995; Ord. 122A § 8, 1958].

2.20.080 State provisions adopted.

The provisions of Government Code of California Title 7, Chapter 3, as amended, are adopted and its statutes are adopted as a whole insofar as they may apply to the terms of office, powers and duties and methods of removal of the members of the planning commission. [Ord. 122A § 9, 1958].

2.20.090 Qualifications of planning commission members.

Except as provided hereinafter, no person may serve on the Trinidad planning commission unless, at the time of appointment to office, and at all times thereafter during the term of the appointment, that person is a resident of the city limits of the city of Trinidad.

However, in the event there are no acceptable applicants from within the city limits, the city council may appoint up to two members who need not be residents of the city of Trinidad, but reside within the greater Trinidad area as defined as the area in Humboldt County north of Little River and south of Big Lagoon. [Ord. 2011-01 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2007-03 § 1, 2007; Ord. 94-2 § 1, 1994].