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§ 2.50 SEC. 2.50. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GENERALLY. All Board and Commission appointments authorized by ordinance or resolution shall be made by the Council at the first regular meeting in January of each year. The term cf each appointee shall be established and stated at the time of his appointment, and terms of present Board and Commission members may be re-established and changed so as to give effect to this Section. New appointees shall assume office immediately. Provided, however, that all appointees to Boards and Commissions shall hold office until their successor is appointed and qualified. All vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as for an expired term, but the appointment shall be only for the unexpired term. No appointed Board or Commission member shall be an employee of the City, but an ex officio member may be so employed. All appointed Board and Commission members shall serve without remuneration, but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of their duties when such expenses have been authorized by the Council before they were incurred. The officers shall be appointed by the Council annually. Any Board or Commission member may be removed by the Council for any reason and his position filled as any other vacancy. Each Board and Commission shall hold its regular meetings at a time established and approved by the Council. Boards and Commissions created by resolution shall terminate when the purpose for which they were created has been accomplished or upon the expiration of the terms stated in the resolution. Except as otherwise provided, this Section shall apply to all Boards and Commissions. SEC. 2.51. PLANNING COMMISSION. Subd, 1. Establishment and Composition. A Planning Commission composed of seven members, who shall serve staggered three-year terms, is hereby established. Two of the members shall reside in and be appointed to represent the Rural Service Area of the City, as defined in the Comprehensive Community Management Plan, two members shall reside in and be appointed to represent the Urban Service Area of the City, and three members shall be appointed to represent the City at -large. The Zoning Administrator and one Council member shall be members of the Commission ex officio and without vote. Subd. 2. Powers and Duties. The Planning Commission shall be the Planning Agency of the City and be an advisory body to the Council. The Commission shall have the power, under the direction of the Council, to carry on the duties set forth in Minnesota Statutes, and those duties provided by this Code and such other duties as prescribed by the Council from time to time. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting once each month and keep records of its proceedings. ORONO CC 17 (4--1-84)