Legal Documents of Maryville

The planning commission shall consist of seven (7) members, one (1) of whom shall be the mayor or a person designated by the mayor, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the city council who shall be appointed by council, and five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the mayor. A majority of the membership shall be freeholders within the City of Maryville. One (1) member may reside outside of the corporate limits but within Blount County.

Terms shall be a maximum of five (5) years, except for the term of office of the member of the city council, which shall run concurrently with membership on the city council. Terms shall be arranged so that the term of one (1) member will expire each year.

Any vacancy in the appointed membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the mayor, who shall have authority to remove any appointed member when concurred by a majority vote of the city council. (1999 Code, § 14-102)