2000-10 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - SECTION XXIII - TERM OF CHAIRMAN

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ORDINANCE NO. 2000-10 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - SECTION XXIII- -TERM OF CHAIRMAN- WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of February, 2000, upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the petition of Cecil A. Collins, Jr., Director of Community Development, to modify and amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur, the same being Ordinance No. 3512, as amended, at Section XXIII thereto, and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission did report its findings and did recommend that said petition be granted and that the Zoning Ordinance be so modified and amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, modified and amended at Section XXIII A thereof, so that said Section XXIII A of said Zoning Ordinance shall provide as follows: A. ORGANIZATION: A Board of Appeals is hereby established. The word "Board", when used in this section, shall be construed to mean the Board of Appeals. Said Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council. The term of office of each member shall be five years except that the seven members first appointed shall serve respectively for terms of one, two, three, four, five, six and seven years. Thereafter, as each term expires, the appointment shall be for five years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant. The Mayor shall have the power to remove any member of the Board for cause, after notice and hearing. One of the members of the Board shall be elected as Chairman of the Board by other members in October or at the retirement of the Chairman. The Chairman holds office for a two-year term. The Chairman shall serve no more than two (2) years out of any consecutive four(4)years.