§ 28-539 — Tower permit commission

Sec. 28-539. - Tower permit commission.

(a) There is hereby created a tower permit commission of seven members. The positions of the commission shall be filled as follows: Position 1: By a person who shall be chairman of the commission. Position 2: By a person who is a member of a residential civic association. Position 3: By a person who has training or a background as a land planner, surveyor, or other urban design discipline. Position 4: By a person who has training or a background as a real estate agent or appraiser or other real estate related business. Position 5: By a person who has training or a background in electrical engineering, physics or any discipline related to radio frequency technology. Position 6: By a person who is a member of a residential civic association. Position 7: By a person who has training or a background in electrical engineering, physics or any discipline related to radio frequency technology. The city attorney may designate an attorney to represent the commission. The attorney may advise the commission on legal matters relative to topics under commission jurisdiction. The director shall serve as secretary of the commission and shall be responsible for assisting the commission to facilitate its actions and proceedings and shall respond to requests of the commission in a timely manner. The secretary of the commission shall be responsible for and keep the minutes of the meetings of the commission, including correspondence received and sent by the commission or at its direction. The minutes shall be public records, available for inspection by the public at all reasonable times in the presence of the secretary or any member of the commission. (b) The mayor is hereby authorized to appoint the members of the commission, subject to the approval of the city council. The terms of appointments of the commission shall be for a period of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The mayor shall appoint, subject to approval by city council, another qualified person to serve the unexpired term of any vacant position. Any member of the commission may be removed at any time by the mayor without consent of the city council. (c) Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. No member of the commission shall be allowed to abstain from a vote on an appeal, waiver or protest unless the member has a conflict of interest which he discloses prior to the vote. All actions of the commission shall be taken by majority vote of the members constituting a quorum present. The commission shall meet at the call of the director when necessary to conduct the business of the commission, subject to the applicable requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act. (d) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules for the conduct of its duties, to include procedures for hearings and all other business conducted by the commission.

(Ord. No. 98-253, § 2, 4-8-98; Ord. No. 2014-364, § 6(Exh. A), 4-30-2014)