Planning Commission Bylaws (October 23, 2025)

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Should the Vice Chair be vacated prior to the completion of the Term, the Chair will designate the next member in line of seniority as the new Vice Chair to serve out the remainder of the Term. ARTICLE V - MEETINGS SECTION 1: MEETINGS All Commission meetings shall comply with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act RCW 42.30. Pursuant to RCW 35.63.040 the Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month for not less than nine months in each year. The Commission may hear both legislative and quasi-judicial actions. The Commission may devote part or all of a meeting to an informational work session during which no comments from the public will be permitted, unless the Chairperson or a majority, on a case -by -case basis, decides otherwise. The purpose of legislative public hearings is to obtain public input on matters of policy. Such hearings do not involve the legal rights of specific, private parties in a contested setting but rather affect a wider range of citizens or perhaps the entire city. If challenged, the decision reached at a legislative public hearing is only reviewed to determine if it is constitutional or violates state law. Quasi-judicial public hearings determine the legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties. The decisions made as a result of such hearings must be based on and supported by the record developed at the hearing. Therefore, these types of hearings are subject to stricter procedural requirements than legislative hearings. A. Schedule The Commission shall hold regular meetings according to the following schedule: The fourth Thursday of each month January through October and the second Thursday in November and December. Should a regular meeting day be a legal holiday, the scheduled meeting shall be postponed to the succeeding Thursday, unless a majority of the Commission votes to select another day or to cancel the meeting. Commission meetings will generally begin at 6:30 PM or as indicated on the public notice. They will continue until the agenda items have been completed or until 9:30 PM whichever comes first. Continuation of a meeting past 9:30 PM requires approval of a motion to extend by a majority vote. If no motion is approved the Chair will continue the meeting to a date certain. Meetings may be canceled for lack of agenda items or lack of a quorum. Last Updated 10/23/25 Page 6 of 10