HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 25B (1989)ORDINANCE NO. 25B(1989)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS.
25(1989) AND 25A(1989) CONCERNING THE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does ordain
as follows:
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Ordinance Nos. 25(1989) and 25A(1989) hereby are
amended to read, in words and figures, as follows:
-0-40tion 2. Planning Comminaion Created.
There is hereby created a Planning Commission.
section 2. Composition.
The Planning Commission shall be composed of five
members, each of whom shall be a resident of the City of Diamond
Bar, and appointed in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section 5 hereof.
Section A• POKOKS A= Duties.
The Planning Commission shall have power to do and
perform such acts and carry out and put into effect such plans
and programs as are provided by and pursuant to the provisions of
the State Planning Act, California Government Code Sections
65100, et seq., and shall serve as the Advisory Agency to the
City Council regarding subdivisions and non-residential parcel
maps.
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Section 5. organization and terms 21 office; filling
of vacancies in o • officers; meetings.
(a) Each member of the Planning Commission shall be
appointed by one member of the City Council, provided that should
a member of the City Council fail to make an appointment within
thirty days of the vacancy in question being created a majority
of the City Council shall appoint to fill the vacancy.
(b) If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a
term, it shall be filled within thirty days by appointment for
the unexpired portion of the term by the Council Member who
appointed or had the opportunity to appoint the commissioner
whose position has been vacated or the Council Member serving the
unexpired portion of the term of that person. If that Council
Member fails to appoint within that thirty-day period, a majority
of the City Council shall appoint to fill the vacancy. If the
vacancy is effected by the removal process specified in this
Section, the person so removed may not be appointed to fill the
vacancy.
(c) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of
this Ordinance, each of the Planning Commissioners shall be
deemed to have resigned from his or her position on the
Commission ninety (90) calendar days after the succession of any
person, whether by election, reelection or appointment, to the
office of the Council Member who appointed, or had the
opportunity to appoint, such Commissioner and that Commission
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position shall thereupon be deemed vacant and available for
appointment for the otherwise unexpired term, if any.
(d) If a member of the Planning Commission is absent
from three (3) consecutive regular meetings or from more than
fifty percent (50%) of the regular meetings thereof in any one
(1) year period, the office of said Commissioner shall thereupon
be deemed vacant and the secretary to the Commission shall
immediately inform the City Council thereof.
(e) Any member of the Planning Commission may be
removed without cause during his or her term of office by a
four-fifths vote of the City Council, provided that no such
member may be removed during the initial three months of any term
of office for which he or she is appointed.
(f) The terms of office of the Planning Commission
shall be two-year terms commencing on July 1st of even numbered
years and expiring on June 30th of even numbered years; provided,
however, that the terms of office of persons initially appointed
to the Planning Commission shall expire June 30, 1992.
(g) The Planning Commission shall, at its first
regular meeting in July of each calendar year, elect a chairman
from among its appointed members for a term of one year, and may
create and fill such other offices as it may determine and shall
hold regular meetings at least once a month and other meetings at
such additional times are are deemed necessary.
(h) The Director of Planning, or his or her designee,
shall be the Secretary to the Commission.
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section 6. Compensation: travel expenses.
(a) Each member of the Planning Commission shall be
paid a fixed sum for each commission meeting such commissioner
attends. The sum to be paid to each commissioner for each such
meeting attended by such commissioner shall be established by
resolution of the City Council.
(b) The City Council may, from time to time, provide
such sums as the City Council deems reasonable, in its sole
discretion, for travel expenses, meals, lodging and related
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expenses necessarily incurred by Planning Commissioners
incidental to the performance of their official duties, including
attendance at seminars, conferences or training courses approved
by the City Council. Said expenses may be advanced to
Commissioners or otherwise paid to them in accordance with
policies established by the City Council.
Section Z. References to Commission.
Wherever in the Los Angeles County Code, as heretofore
adopted by this City Council, reference is made to the "Planning
Commission," "Regional Planning Commission" or "hearing officer",
the same shall be deemed to refer to the Planning Commission as
established by this Ordinance.
sectio n g.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of the ordinance
and shall cause the same to be posted in three (3) public places
within the City of Diamond Bar pursuant to the provisions of
Resolution 89-6.
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th da of Oc ober , 1990.
ayor
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond
Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 2nd day of October , 1990, and
was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Diamond Bar held on the 16th day of October, 1990,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Horcher, Papen, Kim,
Mayor Pro Tem Forbing and Mayor Werner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:(d
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