TURNER,
Amended April 5, 2008
1.
Establishment
Pursuant to Article VIII-A of the Maine
Constitution and Title 30-A M.R.S.A. Section 3001, the
2.
Appointment
A.
Board members shall be appointed by the municipal officers and
sworn by the clerk or other person authorized to administer oaths.
B. The
Board shall consist of seven (7) members with a quorum consisting of
four (4) members.
C. The
term of each member shall be three years.
Terms shall run from July 1st through June 30.
D. When
there is a permanent vacancy, the municipal officers shall, within 30
days of its occurrence, appoint a person to serve for the unexpired
term. A vacancy shall
occur upon the resignation, including resignation by absence, or
death of any member, or when a member ceases to be legal resident of
the town. The municipal officers may
remove members of the Planning Board by unanimous vote, for cause,
after notice and hearing.
E. A
municipal officer may not be a member.
F.
All members shall be legal residents of the
3.
Organization and Rules
A. The
Board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary and fill
such other offices as it may deem necessary.
The term of office shall be for one year with eligibility for
re-election with elections held in July.
B. Any
question of whether a member shall be disqualified from voting shall
be decided by a majority vote of the members except the member who is
being challenged.
C. The
Chairman shall call at least one regular meeting of the Board each
month.
D. No
meeting of the Board shall be held without a quorum consisting of
four (4) members. The Board shall act by
majority vote, calculated on the basis of the majority of the Board
present and voting.
E. The
Board shall adopt rules or bylaws for transition of business and the
secretary shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions,
correspondence, findings and determinations. All records shall be deemed
public and may be inspected at reasonable times.
4.
Duties and Powers
A. The
Board shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are
provided by town ordinances and the laws of the State of
B. The
Board shall submit an annual report to be included in the annual town
report.
C. The
Board, together with the municipal officers, is authorized to
contract with federal, state and private agencies to obtain goods and
services necessary to its proper function.
5.
Repeal of Existing Planning Board
Adoption of this Ordinance shall repeal any
and all previous Planning Board Ordinances.
6.
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall become effective when
enacted by the legislative body of the
7.
Validity and Severability
Should any action or provision of this
Ordinance be declared by any court to be invalid, such decision shall
not invalidate any other provision of this Ordinance.
8.
Amendments
This Ordinance shall be amended in
accordance with procedures specified in Title 30-A MRSA Section 3002
at any Town Meeting.