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MAY 2 8 1966 <br />• BOOK 6 4 FFA 59-8 <br />Commissioner Lyons explained that they held this item over <br />because Chairman Scurlock was not in attendance at the last <br />meeting when this matter was first discussed. <br />Chairman Scurlock agreed that there has been some great <br />concern over only three commissioners making a decision on <br />zoning, and having a 2-1 vote. He felt that although attendance <br />at these meetings has not been grade A, but pointed out that the <br />members are volunteers and, in some cases, have placed themselves <br />at great inconvenience when you consider the financial disclosure <br />requirements. The Chairman believed that a 7 -member board would <br />be a better functioning board, and that the addition of 2 members <br />at large would provide a little freshness. <br />Commissioner Lyons also wished to see the Commission <br />expanded. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, that the Board expand the <br />membership of the Planning & Zoning Commission to <br />seven members, by adding two members at large; <br />a quorum to be five voting members. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked how the terms would be staggered, <br />and Commissioner Lyons felt that could be worked out when the <br />Legal Department comes back with a resolution for the expansion. <br />Commissioner Wodtke discussed the attendance figures <br />presented in the backup material and pointed out how difficult it <br />is to find people who can follow the legalities of zoning. He <br />wondered if it would be wise to expand the numbers. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that sometimes we try to fix things <br />that are not broken, and emphasized that he has not received any <br />comment from people who feel they have been treated unfairly due <br />to any attendance problem at the P & Z meetings. He advised that <br />he would vote to leave the membership at five members. <br />24 <br />