§ 2-90.9. Membership.

The committee shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the board of county commissioners and appointments shall comply with the following:

(1)

Four (4) members shall own property within the planning area, as defined by Section 2-90.7 of the Lake County Code. The remaining members may be appointed from outside the planning area so long as they are residents or own property within a three (3) mile radius of the planning area, or so long as they have significant family ties or business ties within the planning area, as determined by the board of county commissioners.

(2)

The term of office for each member shall be for three (3) years. Members may be eligible for reappointment. The terms of the four (4) members who own property within the planning area shall expire on January 31, 2020. The terms of the remaining three (3) members shall expire on January 31, 2019. Thereafter, all membership terms shall be for three (3) years. In the event there is a vacancy, the member appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve out the remainder of the vacant term.

(3)

Members shall have expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: land planning, engineering, architecture, ownership or operation of a business, or community leadership/volunteerism.

(4)

Members will be expected to attend all scheduled meetings. If any member of the committee fails to attend three (3) meetings without cause within a calendar year, or fails to attend a total of six (6) meetings with or without cause within a calendar year, the county manager or designee shall notify the board of county commissioners in writing. The board of county commissioners shall declare the member's seat vacant and promptly fill such vacancy. Examples of absences for cause include illness, vacation, death or illness of a family member, etc.

(5)

In addition to the seven (7) members appointed by the board of county commissioners, one (1) county commissioner may be appointed by the board of county commissioners to serve as a non-voting liaison and shall not be considered a member of the committee.

(Ord. No. 2012-36, § 2, 6-26-12; Ord. No. 2013-3, § 2, 1-22-13; Ord. No. 2017-8, § 2, 2-21-17)