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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.001-89 WHEREAS, on Commission held a regular meeting conflict of interest as it affects Planning and Zoning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Article 4 of the Aspen Planning membership. More RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 4 OF THE LAND USE CODE No. 89- / Resolution December 20, 1988 the Aspen Planning and Zoning and reviewed the issue of the business of the Aspen Commission found that only minor amendments to Land Use Code were appropriate regarding the and Zoning Commission qualification for specifically the Commission felt that minor amendments to Sections 4-202 and 4-203 of the Aspen Land Use Code are appropriate; and WHEREAS, the commission recognizes that there are conflicts with the following proposal and Ordinance 50,Series of 1979 ; and WHEREAS, the Commission has not experienced problems with conflicts of interest among members of the commission. NOW TBma(EFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Commission makes the following recommended changes to Article 4 of the Aspen Land Use Code (new language is underlined and in bold): Sec. 4-202. Qualifications for membership. A. Members of the Commission shall be qualified electors in the City of Aspen and have been residents of the City for least two (2) years prior to appointment. No member of the City Council, the Mayor, a City employee or any appointed City official shall serve on the Commission. In the event that any member is no longer a qualified elector or is convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude while in office, the City Council shall terminate the appointment of such person as a member of the Commission. Resolution No. 89- / Page 2 Sec. Be The Commission shall be composed of a mix of both individuals earning a livinq in fields related to land use planning and lay members, all of whom have demonstrated interest, knowledqe, or traininq in fields closely related to land use issues, architecture, landscape architecture, planninq, buildinq trades, real estate or land use law. Information on the credentials of the commission members must be kept on file and available to the public. 4-203. A. Membership: appointment, removal, terms and vacan- cies. The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members and shall be appointed by the City Council. The City Council shall also appoint one (1) alternate member to the Commission for a term of two (2) years. The alternate member shall vote only in the absence of one (1) or more regular members. When a regular member resigns, the alternate member shall automatically be appointed as a regular member in replacement. Members of the Commission shall serve pursuant to Ordinance 50, Series of 1979, the Conflict of Interest ordinance with the exception that Commission members shall be allowed to appear before the city Council or their own board. Additionally, any member or associa~- of the member's firm brinqing business before Commission shall give written notice in the form of the submitted application which is the subject of the conflict or throuqh verbal disclosure at a Public Hearing held by the Commission. Disclosure shall be made as soon as reasonably possible after the interest has arisen. That member shall thereafter not discuss the matter with another member of the Commission. If members of the Commission find that any member has brought an excessive number of projects before the Commission, the matter may be reviewed by the Commission for recommendation to city Council. Ail members serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed for cause prior to the expiration of their appointment by a majority vote of the City Council. Members shall be compensated as determined by the City Council. Ail members shall serve a term of four (4) years. There shall be no restraint on the number of terms any member Resolution No. 89- / Page 3 of the Commission may serve. When a member or alternate member is appointed to fill out the term of a departing member or alternate member, that person's term shall end at the time the departing person's term would have ended. At the second regular meeting in June, the members of the Commission shall elect one (1) of their members as Chairperson and one (1) as Vice-Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall act as Chairperson and shall have all powers of the Chairperson. The Chairperson shall be elected for one (1) year and shall be eligible for re-election. The Chairperson of any meeting of the Commission shall administer oaths, shall be in charge of all proceedings before the Commission, and shall take such action as shall be necessary to preserve order and the integrity of all proceedings before the Commission. The Secretary of the Commission shall be the City Clerk or the City Clerk's designee. The Secretary shall keep the minutes, shall mail notices of regular meetings and special meetings, and maintain the files of all studies, plans, reports, recommendations and develop- ment decisions by the Commission. Any member of the Commission who has four (4) or more absences from regular meetings during the calendar year may be subject to removal by the City Council. APPROVED by the Commission at its regular meeting on January 3, 1989. ATTEST: ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Resolution No. 89- / Page 4 Deputy City Clerk ch.conflictl00