HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 Election of OfficersCity of Lakeville Planning Department
Memorandum
To: Planning Commission
From: Tina Morrow, Recording Secretary
Date: January 12, 2023
Subject: Packet Material for the January 19, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting
Agenda Item: Election of Officers
Section 2 of the City Code establishes the Planning Commission and provides for the organization and procedures of the commission. Because Jeff Witte has resigned as chair, a new chair and vice-chair must be elected for the remainder of 2023. The City Code states that no Planning Commission member shall serve more than three (3) consecutive years as chairperson. The vice-chair shall chair the Planning Commission meetings in the absence of the chair.
The following procedures should be followed in the election process: 1) The existing chair should ask for nominations. Nominations can be taken individually by position (chair, vice-chair) or as a slate of officers. This call for nominations should occur three times (are there any nominations; are there any more nominations, are there any more nominations). The chair shall announce that self-nominations are allowed. 2) Once three calls for nominations are completed, the chair shall state that nominations are closed. 3) A vote on the positions, either individually or as a slate, shall occur. The person with the most votes is elected. 4) The newly elected chair will take over presiding duties at the next Planning Commission meeting.