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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-22 00-203 ORDINANCEItem No. 00-203 Date: May 22, 2000 Item/Subject: Amendment m 4234 of the Cede of the City of Bangor— Planning Board Membership Responsible Department Community and Economic Development Commentary: Members of the Planning Board have reque ted the City Coumil consider increasing the numberof associate members of the Planning Board to three. There are presently five members of the Planning Board and two associate members. Five members or associate members are allowed to vote. Associate members vote in the absence of regular members. Occasionally the Planting Board can not act on item due to lack of a quomm, which consists of minimum offmw members or associate members of the Board. All final decisions of the Board torture at lean three affirmative votes for passage. The presence of fewer Nnn five members or associate members 9 a Planning Board meeting can place m applicant at a disadvantage, same three affirmative votes are required for approval. Adding an additional associate member should decrease ted number of occasions when there is a lack of a quorum or fewer Nan five voting members or associate members. This Code amendment would increase the number of usociate members of the Planning Board from two associate members to three associate members. Department Head Managees Comments: City Manager Associated Intonation: Gndr..a Budget Approval: Finance Director Passage First Reading Paget - 01 -Referral Aaetgocd to Councilor 911aaeei May 22. 2000 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Ordinance, Amendment co §234 of Me Code of the City of Bangor — Planning Board Membership SaMordainedbythe OTyofBangor, asMows: W7',, Article Q Manning Board, 4234 Establishment; membership. be amended as follows: There is hereby estehlished a Manning Board for the City of Bangor which shah consist of five members and tyre ffiMS associate members who shall be appointed by the City Council. The Manning Board shall, after the effective date of this article, act as a Manning Board under the provisions of the revised statutes of Maine, as amended. NOTE: Deletions ams udraab additions are ungeeft . IN CITY CW9CIL May 22. 2000 First Reading TDCLINIC I IM CITY COOBCIL Jose l2. 2000 matiaa for Passage Node and Becozmla Vote: y yes, 1 no, 1 absent Conocilors voting yea: Aahe, Bal a, Blanchette. Crwley, Parnhea, Palmer a Tremble Councilor voting no: vardamis Councilor absent: Nohmaa --1 mll�ll Tld4 Amendment to 823-4 of the Code of the City of Boner - Planning Board Membership AWpIBd to Goundbr