§ 1-19B-40 — Composition of district commission--Residence of members--Terms of office--Chair and vice chair.

An historic district commission established pursuant to § 1-19B-38 shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven members appointed by the local governing body with due regard to proper representation of fields such as history, architecture, architectural history, urban planning, archaeology, paleontology, and law. If possible, the members shall be selected from residents of the proposed district. The appointments to membership on the commission shall be so arranged that the term of at least one member will expire each year, and any successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of three years. The commission shall elect annually a chair and vice chair from its membership.

Legislative History

SL 1974, ch 21, § 8; SL 1980, ch 12, § 9; SL 2009, ch 1, § 86.