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Attachment A Code) 201.04: ORGANIZATION: A. Officers: The Planning Commission shall elect one of the members to act as chairperson. The Community Development Director or designee shall act as the Planning Commission's secretary. B. Term: The term of the chairperson shall be for one year. The chairperson shall be elected by the Planning Commission at the last regular Planning Commission meeting of March, effective April 1, during each calendar year. C. Additional Officers and Committees: The Planning Commission may elect such other officers as may be necessary and may give the chairperson authority to appoint committees if such appointments should become necessary. (Ord. 194, 4-19-1955; 1995 Code) (Ord. 1316, 3-28-2005) 201.05: MEETINGS; REPORTS: The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, and findings, which record shall be a public record. (Ord. 194, 4-19-1955; 1995 Code) 201.06: PREPARATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: It shall be the function and duty of the Planning Commission to prepare and recommend a Comprehensive City Plan for the development of the City, including proposed public buildings, street arrangements, public utility services, parks, playgrounds and other similar developments, the use of property, the density of population and other matters relating to the development of the City. Such Plan may be prepared in sections, each of which shall relate to a major subject of the plan, as outlined in the Commission's program of work. (Ord. 194, 4-19-1955; 1995 Code) 201.07: PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Planning Commission may, at any time, recommend to the City Council, the adoption of the City Comprehensive Plan, any section of it or any substantial amendment thereof. Before making such recommendation to the City Council, the Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing, as provided for in Chapter 108 of this Code. The recommendation by the Planning Commission to the City Council shall be by a resolution of the Commission, approved by the affirmative votes of not less than 5/7ths of its total membership. The Commission may from time to time recommend minor amendments to the City Comprehensive Plan or any section thereof without the public hearing mentioned herein providing that a majority of its members are of the opinion that such hearing is not necessary or in the public interest. (Ord. 1175A, ll-25-1996) If an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map is requested by a property owner, the applicant shall hold an open house meeting with residents and property owners in the vicinity of the affected property priar to submitting an application for the amendment. Requirements for such an open house are as follows: [34]