Chapter 4 — Forsyth County Planning Commission, Article 3 — APPOINTMENT, TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP AND DISMISSAL

The term of the membership on the County Planning Commission shall be for each member, four (4) years running concurrent with the term of the district Commissioner who recommended such member for approval to the Board and for whose district the Planning Commission member represents pursuant to Sec. 4-3.1 above, plus an additional ninety (90) day period or until (if occurring earlier than the termination of such ninety (90) day period): i) reappointment by such member of the Board of Commissioners, or his successor, for another term; or ii) appointment of a successor Planning Commission member by such member of the Board of Commissioners, or his successor. Planning Commission members serving on the Planning Commission as of April 1, 2010 shall also be bound by these term requirements, and their respective terms shall run concurrent with the term of the member, or successor to the former member, of the Board of Commissioners who recommended such Planning Commission member for their current term as of April 1, 2010.

The County Planning Commission shall be composed of five members. No member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners may simultaneously serve on the County Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission shall elect a chairman from among its members at least every two (2) years. The Planning Commission may appoint a Secretary, or in lieu of such appointment, the Director of Planning and Community Development shall serve as the secretary.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners may by majority vote remove any member of the County Planning Commission for cause upon proper notice and hearing.