14.05.015 Appointment to Planning and Zoning Commission.
(a) Public Notice—Application.
(1) Whenever a term of a Commission member is to expire, and whenever a vacancy on the Commission occurs, the City Clerk shall notify the Council and advertise the notice of vacancy and request for applications, along with the deadline for filing an application. The application deadline shall be the same deadline as the Council observes for timely submissions to the City Clerk for inclusion of materials in the City Council meeting packet (as set by the policies and procedures of the Council) for the meeting at which the nomination for appointment is on the Council agenda.
(2) The Clerk shall advertise the notice at least two (2) times a week for one (1) week by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, by posting on the City’s website, and by posting in at least three (3) other public places in the City, one (1) of which shall be the official bulletin board of the City at City Hall. The last date of newspaper publication shall be no later than seven (7) days before nomination for appointment by the Mayor at a Council meeting.
(3) An applicant shall file with the City Clerk a completed application for appointment to the Commission on a form provided by the Clerk. All applications filed by the advertised deadline, including those previously on file, shall be placed in the Council packet for the meeting where the nomination is made.
(b) Nomination Procedure. Consideration shall be given to the qualifications and merits of each applicant. The Mayor shall make nominations only from the list of persons who timely submitted an application as provided in subsection (a)(3). The Council may re-open the application period.
(c) Confirmation by Council. The Kenai City Council shall review the Mayor’s nomination no later than the next regular Council meeting following the meeting in which the Mayor made the nomination, at which time the Council shall consider whether to confirm the nomination.
(d) Term of Office. Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Terms shall end on December 31st of the third year. In the event a seat has six (6) months or less remaining to the unexpired term, the Mayor may choose to nominate an applicant for appointment to the remainder of the current term as well as to the full term immediately following the expiration date of the unexpired term, and the Council may confirm the appointment of the applicant to the remainder of the current term as well as to the full term.
(Ord. 2587-2011)