Planning Commission Meeting Date: March 20, 2025
To: Planning Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Election of Planning Commission Chair and Vice-Chair.
Body
Action Requested:
The Planning Commission makes a motion to nominate the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission.
Summary Report:
Betsey Buckheit is currently serving as Chair and Tracy Davis Heisler was the previous serving Vice-Chair, who's term has ended.
Below are excerpts from City Code related to the role of Chair and Vice-Chair.
Sec. 2-286. Officers.
(a) Chairperson and vice-chairperson. Each board or commission annually shall elect from its members a chairperson and vice-chairperson to serve a term of one year. Serving in such capacity shall conform to the member's term on the board or commission. A chairperson elected to fill a vacancy shall be eligible to serve three full terms in addition to the remainder of the vacated term. There are no term limits for the position of vice-chairperson, except that serving in such capacity shall conform to the member's term on the board or commission.
(b) The vice chairperson performs the duties of the chairperson in the chairperson's absence. If both the chairperson and the vice chairperson are absent, an acting chairperson may be assigned in advance by either officer or at the meeting by a majority vote of the members.
(Ord. No. 1061, ? 5, 6-4-2024)
Staff will give a summary introduction to the topic as outlined in the memo. Staff recommends a nomination process which is a formal proposal to the voting body in an election to fill an office or position, suggesting a particular person as the one who should be elected. It is recommended to use the following process of taking nominations from the floor (per Roberts Rules of Order option):
1. Vice-Chair (or the Chair if the Vice-Chair is no longer serving) announces that "we will take nominations for the position of Chair from members of the floor for the office of "Chai...
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