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 Deltona
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 110. ZONING
 Article XII. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD

§ 110-1200. Creation.  

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  • A planning and zoning board is hereby created, effective April 1, 1999. It shall be referred to in this article as "the board." The jurisdiction of the board shall be throughout the area of the City of Deltona. It shall have the following membership, powers, duties, responsibilities, and limitations.

    (a)

    Membership, place of residence, terms of office. The board shall have seven members appointed by the city commission. Each member shall serve for a term of three years. Each city commissioner and the mayor shall appoint one member to the board, said appointments to be ratified by a majority vote of the city commission. No board member shall serve on the board for more than two consecutive three-year terms. No elected official and no employee of the city government shall be appointed to serve on the board.

    (b)

    Removal from office, vacancies. If a member is absent for three consecutive meetings without being excused by the chairperson, said member shall forfeit his or her office and it shall be deemed vacant. Any vacancy occurring during the un-expired term of office of any member shall be filled by the city commission for the remainder of the term. The vacancy shall be filled within 30 days from the time it occurs. Any member of the board may be removed from office for cause by the city commission, upon written charges and after public hearing.

    (c)

    Officers. The board shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary from among its members. The terms of all board officers shall be one year, each having eligibility for re-election. At the first meeting of the board of each calendar year, the secretary shall call the board meeting to order and shall then call for nominations for the chairperson. Upon election of a chairperson, the secretary shall pass the gavel to the chair. The chairperson shall then call for nominations for vice-chairperson. Upon election of a vice-chairperson, the chair shall call for nominations for secretary.

    (d)

    Employees, administrative services. The board shall have no employees or contract vendors. The planning and development services department shall provide clerical and staff support by formatting and packaging board agendas, creating summary minutes of meetings, and maintaining board records. The planning and development services department shall also provide professional and technical assistance to the board consistent with its staffing and funding as approved by the city commission. The director of development services or his or her designee shall bring board reports and recommendations to the city commission in appropriate communications, the format and medium of which shall be determined by the city manager. Such communications shall include staff reports and recommendations, application materials, correspondence, and other relevant information as determined by the board, the director of development services, the city manager, or the city commission to be necessary to assist the city commission in its deliberations. The board shall not direct the staff to undertake any project, but may request reasonable staff assistance, and may report through the staff and city manager to the city commission any projects which the board deems worthwhile for commission consideration by a majority vote of the board's entire membership.

    (e)

    Compensation, annual budget. Each board member may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties on the board in accordance with reimbursement policies and amounts established by a resolution of the city commission. The city commission shall provide members of the board with professional liability insurance to cover potential claims of personal liability for damages as a result of their formal actions and decisions as members of the board. The city manager shall recommend the amounts of insurance coverage and potential insurance carriers to the city commission. The city commission shall provide an annual budget for training and education of board members; for printing of training materials and decision support materials; and for the purchase of books and publications that increase the board members' understanding of the board's functions and of the issues faced by the board. The amount budgeted for each purpose shall be determined by the city commission upon the receipt of the recommendations of the city manager. The city commission may also budget for public information and participation, and for other items that it deems appropriate to include in the board's budget.

(Ord. No. 03-99, § 1, 2-1-1999; Ord. No. 19-2011, § 1(Exh. A), 11-7-2011; Ord. No. 04-2016, § 1(Exh. A), 4-4-2016)