Legal Documents of Halls

Pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 13-4-101, there is hereby created a municipal planning commission, hereinafter referred to as the planning commission for the Town of Halls. The planning commission shall consist of nine (9) members. One (1) of the members shall be the mayor of the municipality and one (1) of the members shall be a member of the chief legislative body of the municipality selected by that body. The other seven (7) members of the planning commission shall be appointed by the mayor. Except for the initial appointments, the terms of the appointive terms of the planning commission shall be for three (3) years each. The terms of the first members shall be appointed for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), and seven (7) years, respectively so that the term of one (1) member expires each year. Two (2) of the members shall reside within the regional area outside the municipal boundaries in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated,§ 13-3-102 as amended by Public Chapter No. 253, Public Acts 2007 and as referenced in § 14-103 of this municipal code. The terms of the mayor and the member elected by the board of mayor and alderman shall run concurrently with their terms of office. Appointive members shall be eligible to serve successive terms at the pleasure of the mayor. Any vacancy in an appointive membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the mayor. Any vacancy in an appointive membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the mayor who shall also have the authority to remove any appointive member at his or her pleasure. (1980 Code, § 11-101, as replaced by Ord. #11-01, Jan. 2011)