[Adopted 12-16-2011 by Ord. No. 135]
This division shall be known and cited as the "Chesterfield
Township Planning Commission Ordinance."
(a)
The Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Charter
Township of Chesterfield Board of Trustees, based on a recommendation
from the Township Supervisor. To be qualified to be a member and remain
a member of the Planning Commission, the individual shall meet the
following qualifications:
(1)
Shall be a qualified elector of the Charter Township of Chesterfield,
except that one member may be a nonqualified elector;
(b)
Members shall be appointed for three-year terms. If a vacancy occurs,
the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner
as provided for an original appointment such that, as nearly as possible,
the terms of 1/3 of all Commission members continue to expire each
year.
(c)
One member shall also be a member of the Charter Township Board of
Trustees. Effective November 20, 2012, the Board member's term
of office shall coincide with his or her elected term of office on
the Township Board of Trustees. Prior to November 20, 2012, the current
practice of annually appointing liaisons to the Planning Commission
shall continue.
(d)
The membership of the Commission shall be representative of the important
segments of the community, such as the economic, governmental, educational,
and social development of the Charter Township of Chesterfield, in
accordance with the major interests as they exist in the Township
as follows:
(e)
The membership shall also be representative of the entire geography
of the Charter Township of Chesterfield to the extent practicable,
and as a secondary consideration to the representation of the major
interests.
(a)
The Charter Township of Chesterfield Board of Trustees may remove
a member of the Commission for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
in office upon written charges and after a public hearing. Failure
to disclose a potential conflict of interest shall be considered malfeasance
in office. Failure to repeatedly attend Commission meetings shall
be considered nonfeasance in office.
(b)
The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall report any member
who has missed three regular meetings in a row to the Charter Township
of Chesterfield Supervisor.
The Charter Township Board of Trustees, based on a recommendation
from the Township Supervisor, shall fill any vacancy in the membership
of the Commission for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the
initial appointment.
All members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such with
compensation as determined by the Township Board.
(a)
The Commission shall meet no less than four times a year. The majority
of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
the ordinary business of said Commission and all questions which shall
arise at their meetings shall be determined by a vote of the majority
of the members of the Planning Commission.
(b)
The affirmative vote of 2/3 of the total number of seats for members
of the Commission, regardless if vacancies or absences exist or not,
shall be necessary for the adoption or recommendation for adoption
of any plan or amendment to a plan.
The Commission shall have the powers and duties as set forth
in P.A. 33 of 2008, as amended, being the Michigan Planning Enabling
Act, MCLA § 125.3801 et seq.; and P.A. 110 of the Public
Acts of 2006, as amended, being the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCLA
§ 125.3101 et seq.).
