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-2- ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP; QUORUM section 1. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City Council. At least five (5) members shall be residents of and own real property in the City, and at least one (1) member shall be a resident of and own real property within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City. The remaining member shall be a resident of either the City or the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. (City Charter, Section 7.01) section 2. Each Commissioner serves a three (3) year term which expires in October. A Commissioner may be reappointed for an additional three (3) year term. If a commissioner is appointed to fill an unexpired term, he will serve that term and may then be reappointed for a full term; he will be eligible for a subsequent reappointment only if his original term was for eighteen (18) months or less. section 3. A quorum shall be no less than four (4) members. Section 4. Voluntary absence of a commissioner from three consecutive meetings shall result in automatic resignation of the member. An absence of a commissioner may be regarded as excused rather than voluntary at the discretion of the Chair if it results from illness or from a factor beyond the control of the Commissioner. The Chair is to forward to the City Secretary the name of any member who is voluntarily absent from three consecutive meetings. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS section 1. The Commission, at a regular meeting in November of each year, shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair and shall appoint a Recording Secretary who shall be a member of the Planning Department staff. Section 2. The duties and powers of the officers of the Planning Commission shall be as follows: A. The Chair shall (1) preside at all meetings of the Commission; (2) call special meetings of the Commission in accordance with the By-Laws; (3) sign documents of the Commission; (4) see that all actions of the Commission are properly taken, and; (5) be an ex-officio member of all committees of the Commission with voice but no vote. B. The Vice-Chair shall, during the absence, disability or disqualification of the Chair, exercise or perform all the duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the Chair. C. The Recording Secretary shall (1) keep the minutes of all meetings of the Commission in an appropriate form which shall be a public record;