Legal Documents of Kingston

Pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 13-4-101, the city council has heretofore created a municipal planning commission, hereinafter referred to as the planning commission. From and after January 1, 2023, membership of the municipal planning commission shall consist of eight (8) members until the expiration of the term of the sitting member whose term shall expire in calendar year 2023, at which time, the commission shall be composed thereafter of seven (7) members. One (1) member shall be the mayor of the municipality and one (1) member shall be a councilman selected by the city council. The terms of the mayor and the member selected from the city council shall run concurrently with their terms of office on the council. The other five (5) members shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve for a term of four (4) years, provided however, the mayor shall have the authority to remove any appointive member at his pleasure. All members of the planning commission shall serve without compensation. All members appointed prior to January 1, 2023 shall be eligible to continue to serve for the balance of their original term of eight (8) years and to be reappointed at the expiration of their term for additional successive four (4) year terms without regard to any residency requirements. From and after January 1, 2023, all other members appointed to serve shall be residents of the City of Kingston and shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Any vacancy in an appointive membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the mayor. (Ord. #22-12-13-03, Jan. 2023)