§ 19-1. Creation and membership.

The establishment of a board of appeals is hereby authorized. The word "board" when used in this article shall be construed to mean the board of appeals. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council. The term shall be five years, provided, that the members of the first board shall serve respectively for the following terms (or until their respective successors are appointed and qualified): One for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years, one for six years and one for seven years, and five years each for those following the first appointment. One of the members of said board shall be designated by the mayor, with the consent of the city council, as chairman of said board, and shall hold his office as chairman until his successor is appointed. One member of the board shall be appointed by the chairman thereof to keep the routine minutes of the meetings.

The mayor, with consent of the city council, shall make appointments to fill unexpired terms in the event of vacancies. The mayor and the city council shall have the power to remove any member of the board for cause after notice and hearing. The board may employ a recording secretary, not a member of the board, to make records of hearings, proceedings and other board activities when necessary.

The chairman, or in his absence, the member acting in the chairman's place, may administer oaths and compel attendance of witnesses.

The mayor, with consent of the city council, shall appoint an alternate member to sit upon said board, in addition to the members hereinabove provided, who shall have a term of five years. Such alternate member shall have the same rights, duties and privileges as the other members.

(Ord. No. 234, § 19-1, 8-2-71; Ord. No. 343, § 3, 4-18-77)