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(A) The Mayor and the Common Council of the City of South Bend and the <br /> St. Joseph County Council and Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County shall <br /> each appoint two (2) at-large-members, designating not more than one (1) member <br /> from any major political party and giving consideration to persons residing in areas <br /> having historic significance; and <br /> (B) The eight(8)members appointed above shall in turn appoint the ninth member, <br /> who shall be an architectural historian. <br /> (2) The Each members of the Historic Preservation Commission shall serve without <br /> compensation for a terms of three(3) years;which terms shall continue to be staggered in <br /> accordance with the original provisions for appointment in effect in 1973 which was then <br /> as follows: provided, that the initial appointments 11 + rt as a <br /> teiins, as follows: <br /> (A) The Mayor and the Common Council of the City of South Bend and the Council <br /> and the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County shall each make one <br /> appointment for a term of one(1)year and one appointment for a term of two(2)years; <br /> and <br /> (B) The ninth member shall be appointed for a term of three (3)years. <br /> (3) If a vacancy occurs by resignation or otherwise, the unexpired term shall be filled <br /> within thirty(30)days of such vacancy by the appropriate appointing body. <br /> (4) Whenever a Commissioner fails to attend four(4) consecutive,regularly scheduled <br /> meetings,the Historic Preservation Commission may determine the position to be vacant <br /> and certify to the appropriate appointing body that the position is vacant. Within a <br /> reasonable time after receiving such certification,-an4-the appropriate appointing body <br /> shall, +h• +h•ft (20 days after- 'r f netiee fr - the Cenirnission, appoint another <br /> and different Commissioner for the remainder of the unexpired term. <br /> (5) Each member of the Historic Preservation Commission will serve at the pleasure of <br /> his or her appointing body and may be removed at any time for any reason or no reason. <br /> SECTION III. Chapter 21, Zoning, of the South Bend Municipal Code, Article 13 Historic <br /> Preservation Commission, Section 21-13.02 is hereby renamed "Section 21-13.02 — Procedures <br /> and responsibilities" and amended as follows: <br /> The Historic Preservation Commission shall have the following powers and dtAie' <br /> responsibilities within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend: <br /> (a) Reserved. Adopt bj4aws for-eafrying out the powers and"ies set feAh in this section. <br /> (b) Reserved. <br /> (c) Reserved. The Genianission shall hold at least maf-(4 r)-¢m rcrr oca vuha hearings to <br /> provide the publie with an oppeftanity of beeoming aware of Cenunission business and <br /> make their views knowa-. <br /> (d) Survey, identify, plan for and advise the Common Council and the Area Plan <br /> Commission concerning the establishment of Historic Preservation Districts. Survey, <br /> 2 <br />