ORD 06-17CITY OF OTSEGO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2006 -17
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1 RELATING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEEDURES OF THE OTSEGO PLANNING
COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 3, Section 1 of the Otsego City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
SECTION 1
PLANNING COMMISSION
Section:
3-1-1
Establishment and Membership
3-1-2
Meetings, Officers and Procedures
3-1-3
Function, Duties
3-1-4
Records
3-1-5
Compensation
3-1-1: ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP: A City Planning Commission is
hereby established:
A. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, all of whom are
appointed by the City Council.
B. The terms of each member of the Planning Commission shall be four (4) years.
All members shall hold their respective offices until their successors are
appointed and qualified.
C. The City Council shall also appoint one (1) of its members as an ex -officio
member of the City Planning Commission who shall attend Planning Commission
meetings and act as a liaison between the City Council and the Planning
Commission.
D. The City Council shall also appoint alternate member(s) from time to time as they
deem necessary, who shall assume any vacancy occurring during said
alternate's period of appointment. The alternate shall attend all regular and
special meetings of the City Planning Commission and shall act as a
replacement at any specific meeting in the event of the absence, for whatever
reason, of any regularly appointed member of the Commission.
E. Any other vacancies occurring during the term shall be filled by appointment by
the City Council and shall run until the term expires.
3-1-2: MEETINGS, OFFICERS AND PROCEDURES:
A. The Planning Commission shall establish regular meeting dates and shall hold at
least one (1) regular meeting each month as necessary to act upon its duties as
set forth by Section 3-1-3 of this Chapter.
B. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman or by any two (2) members of
the Commission upon three (3) days written notice to all members.
C. The Commission shall establish By -Laws creating its officers and adopting rules
of procedure as necessary.
D. A majority, which is defined to include the designated alternate when said
alternate is acting as a regular Commission member pursuant to this Code, shall
constitute a quorum.
3-1-3: FUNCTION, DUTIES
A. The Planning Commission shall meet regularly pursuant to this Code, shall hold
public hearings when required by City ordinance or any other applicable law, and
it, or the City Council, may, at their discretion, initiate any additional hearing they
deem necessary.
B. The Planning Commission shall have such duties as assigned in this Code, in
other City ordinances, and in State Statutes, and shall act in an advisory capacity
to the City Council in all such matters.
C. The Planning Commission shall transmit recommendations to the City Council on
all matters which it considers. If such matter involves a decision regarding
application of a City ordinance, the Planning Commission shall transmit to the
Council specific and particularized information regarding the basis for such
recommendation and the information which was considered in arriving at such
recommendation.
3-1-4: RECORDS: The Zoning Administrator shall provide for permanent
records of the Planning Commission proceedings, which shall include minutes of its
meeting, its finding of fact, recommendations, and the action taken on each matter
which it considers.
3-1-5: COMPENSATION: As compensation for services rendered as a member
of the Planning Commission, each member and the designated alternate shall receive
$20.00 for attendance at each regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Planning
Commission, plus $10.00 for each site inspection.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication according to law.
MOTION BY: CM Vern Heidner
SECOND BY:
CM Dan Scharber
ALL IN FAVOR: Mayor Larry Fournier; Councilmembers: Vern Heidner,
Dan Scharber, Jessica Stockamp and Mark Thorsted.
THOSE OPPOSED: None
ADOPTED this 13th day of November 2006 by the Otsego City
Council.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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Judy Hudso, i*1eoning Administrator