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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1972-277VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting lof the Village Council of the Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, was f 1held on the 7th day of August, 1972. The following members were t1present; Mayor Hilde, Councilmen Hunt, Spaeth and Seibold. The 1.l following members were 'absent: Councilman Neils. Councilman Seibold introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 72-271 WHEREAS, Chapter II, Section 3 of the Plymouth Village Code provides that the Village Council shall approve the Planning Commission By -Laws, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH that the By -Laws for the Planning Commission of the Village of Plymouth (EXHIBIT A attached hereto) be approved. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Spaeth, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Hilde, Coun- cilmen Hunt, Spaeth and Seibold. The following voted against: None. Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. STATE OF MINNESOTA } COUNTY OF HENNEPIN } SS. VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH) I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing extract of the minutes of a regular meeting of the Village Council of said Village held on August 7, 1972 with the original thereof on file in my office, and, the same is a full, true and complete transcript therefrom. WITNESS, My hand officially as such Clerk and the corporate seal of the Village this 2nd day of October, 1972. ze-e-e-,3 —Sandra L. Haugen Village Clerk Ine name OT tnis Organization snail De Lne rlymoULn village Planning Commission. ARTICLE II. Authorization The authorization for the establishment of the Planning Com- 3 mission is set forth under Minnesota Laws of 1937, Chapter 287, as amended. Powers and duties are delegated to the Planning Commission by the Council of the Village of Plymouth by Ordi- nance Number 67-3 of May 1,'1967 in accordance with the above- mentioned enabling law. ARTICLE III. Officers Section 1. The officers of the Planning Commission shall con- sist of a Chairman, Vice. Chairman and Secretary. Section 2. The Chairmanshallpreside at all meetings and hearings of the Planning Commission and shall have the duties normally conferred' by parliamentary usage on such officers. Section 3. The .Vice -Chairman shall act for the Chairman in his absence. Section 4. The Secretary shall keep the minutes and 'records- of the Commission, and with the assistance of such staff as is available, -shall :prepare the agenda of regular and special-':' meetings, provide notice of all meetings to Commission members. arrange proper and legal notice of hearings, attend to cor- respondence of the Commission and such other duties as are normally carried out by a secretary. ARTICLE IV. Appointment of Office : ` Section 1. The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be appointed by the Mayor for terms of one (1) year. Section 2. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Village Manager Section 3. Vacancies in office shall be filled immediately, ARTICLE V. Meetings Section 1. Re ular meetings shall be held on the first (Ist) and third (3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. In the event of a conflict with holidays or other events. a majority of the members in attendance at any meeting may establish another date for the regular meeting. Section 2. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the member- ship. Voting shall be by roll call. A record of the roll call ffI vote shall be kept as a part of the minutes. i� { Section 3. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to call a special meeting when requested to do so by a majority of the members of the Commission. The Secretary shall nutify all members of the } Commission in writing not less than five (5) days in advance of such special meeting unless all members waive such notice re- quirements in writing. Section 4. All meetings or portions of meetings at which offi- cial action is taken shall be open to the general public. Section 5. Unless otherwise specified, Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings at meetings oT this Commission. ARTICLE VI. Order of Business Section 1. The order of business at a regular meeting shall be: a. Roll Call b. New Business c. Old Business d. Communications e. Reports of Officers and Committees f. Reading of Min;;tes of Previous Meeting g. Adjournment Section 2. A motion from the floor must be made and passed in order to dispense with any item on the agenda. 1ARTICLE VII. Hearings Section 1. In addition to those required by law, or at the direction of the Council, the Commission may hold public hear- ings when it decides that such hearings will be in the public interest. Section 2. Notice of the time and place of such hearing, when on matters of widespread interest, shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in the official Village i.ews- paper not earlier than three weeks prior to the hearing. For matters of limited territorial interest, noti�_a shall be given in such manner as is deemed appropriate by the Commission. Section 3. The matter before the Commission shall be pre- sented in summary by a person designated by the Chairman, and parties in interest shall have the privilege of the floor. Section 4. No record of statement shall be recorded or sworn to as evidence for any court of law without notice to the parties. Section 5. A record shall be kept of those speaking before the Commission at such hearings. Section 6. The procedure for requesting a change in the Zoning Ordinance or approval of a proposed subdivision is outlined in Addendum No. 1 and made a part hereof. ARTICLE V-1. Amendments The By -Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Planning Commission subject to approval of the Village Council.