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3.4 All meetings of the Cty's boards, commissions and committees shall be open to the <br />public. <br />3.5 All members of commissions, boards, and committees shall serve without <br />compensation. However, approved expenses of these bodies shall be paid from available. <br />city funds. <br />Section 4: Planning Commission. <br />4.1 The. City Council establishes for the city a Planning Commission as.an advisory <br />board to the city council, as provided in. Minnesota Statute § 462.354. <br />4.2 The planning commission shall have at least 3 members appointed by the city <br />council. Alternate members may also be appointed who will take the place of regular <br />members who cannot make a specified. meeting: The members.shall be.residents of the. <br />city and may not hold an elected city public office. When possible, the council shall <br />select commission members to represent various:areas of the city and to help meet the <br />needs of residents. <br />4:3 The appointments of members to the planning commission shall be for three-year <br />terms. Upon initial appointment, the council shall appoint one- member to a one-year <br />term, two members to a two-year term, and two members to a three-year term. Later <br />appointments to till vacancies shall be to finish the unexpired part of thevacated term. <br />All terms shall expire on December 31 of the year in which the appointment ends. <br />4.4 The planning commission shall have the duty to: <br />(1) Prepare and recommend a comprehensive plan of development for the city. <br />(2) Conduct hearings and make recommendations to the city council about the <br />adoption of the city comprehensive plan and any amendments thereto. <br />(3) Study and make recommendations to the city council about implementing the. <br />comprehensive plan and any land use regulations, <br />(4) Study and make recommendations to the city council about zoning code <br />amendments. <br />(5) Review and make recommendations to the city council on development <br />applications, such as re -zonings, conditional use permits, variances, vacations, <br />preliminary plats and home occupation licenses. <br />(6) Accept such other and further duties as may, from time to time, be directed by <br />the city council, including conducting hearings. <br />4.5 The City Council hereby adopts and ratifies all previous actions of the citizen <br />committees who have served as the City's planning commissions prior to the adoption of <br />this Ordinance. <br />