Ord 2018-004/amending various sections of the San Marcos City Code for consistency with, or to complement concurrent adoption of the new San Marcos Development Code (“CodeSMTX”);

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(c) The council will seek to ensure broad citizen representation and expertise among the membership which includes geographic,professional, gender, racial, and viewpoint diversity in making appointments to the planning and zoning commission. (d) Three members of the planning and zoning commission are appointed each year for staggered three-year terms,with one-third to be appointed each year on a continuing basis. (e) A newly appointed regular member, must attend an orientation meeting with the director of planning and development services, and must attend a seminar on land use, environmental and planning issues approved by the director. The director will advise newly appointed members who do not already meet these requirements of the date and location of approved seminars,and will facilitate their registration and attendance at the seminars. The members are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable costs of attendance. If a newly appointed member fails to fulfill these attendance requirements within six months of being appointed, the appointment is automatically rescinded and the city council will make a new appointment. SECTION 3. Chapter 2, Division 3, Neighborhood Commission, of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended as set forth below. DIVISION 3. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION Sec. 2.111. Established; composition; appointment of members. (a) There is hereby established the neighborhood commission. The commission is composed of ten voting members and three alternates appointed by the city council.Nine members will be citizens who reside in sectors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 as previously established in San Marcos by the Horizons Master Plan. The city council will consider recommendations from sector residents and organizations such as homeowners associations or the Council of Neighborhood Associations(CONA). At least one member of the neighborhood commission shall be a member nominated by CONA. A member shall be a representative nominated by the Texas State University Division of Student Affairs. Three alternate voting member positions shall be appointed; one from Sector 5, Sector 6, and the Texas State University Associated Student Government Representative. The alternates can be counted toward a quorum and vote in absence of any member of the ten voting slots. The Texas State University Associated Student Government Representative,also considered an alternate,will act as a tie breaker to any tie vote and shall be a representative nominated by the Texas State University Associated Student Government.