15.06.030 Planning commission – Meetings and rules.
A. The planning commission meets monthly at the South Prairie Town Hall. The planning commission may hold special meetings upon the request of the chairperson or of a majority of the planning commission if all state law notice requirements for a special meeting are met.
B. The planning commission will adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a written record of its meetings, resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which will be a public record. In addition:
1. The meetings of the planning commission are open to the public and tape recorded;
2. Members of the planning commission must disqualify themselves from any planning commission actions in which they have a financial interest, other conflict of interest, or in which they are in violation of Chapter 42.36 RCW (Appearance of Fairness). The chairperson or vice chairperson may request an opinion from the town attorney regarding whether a member should be disqualified from participating in a particular matter. The member must abide by the opinion of the town attorney.
C. A majority of the appointed and qualified members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Any action taken by a majority of those present, when those present constitute a quorum, will be taken as the action of the planning commission.
D. Any number less than a quorum is authorized to convene a regular or special meeting at the time set and to adjourn, recess, or continue the regular or special meeting to a date and time certified and entered upon the minutes without providing further notice. [Ord. 378 § 2 (Exh. 1), 1999.]