Sec. 17-53. Establishment of St. John Road Impact Fee Review Board.
Pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1338, the Town Council hereby establishes the St. John Impact Fee Review Board, which shall consist of three (3) citizen members appointed by the Town Council with the following qualifications, namely: one (1) member shall be a real estate broker licensed in the State of Indiana; one (1) member shall be an engineer licensed in the State of Indiana; and one (1) member shall be a certified public accountant. An Impact Fee Review Board member shall not be a member of the St. John Advisory Plan Commission. The Impact Fee Review Board members shall serve subject to the following provisions:
(1) The term of office of the Impact Fee Review Board members shall commence from the date of their appointment and expire two (2) years from the date of appointment. Each member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(2) At the expiration of the respective terms of each of the Impact Fee Review Board members originally appointed, their respective successors shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointee, and each such succeeding member shall serve for a term of two (2) years.
(3) In the event that any person appointed as an Impact Fee Review Board member shall fail to qualify as provided within ten (10) days after the mailing to him/her of notice of his/her appointment, or if any member after qualifying shall die, resign, vacate office, or in the event a member is unable to hear a petition due to a conflict of interest, the Town Council shall fill such vacancy with a new or temporary (in the event of a conflict of interest) member meeting the qualifications of the member being replaced. A new member shall serve out the remainder of the vacated term, while a temporary member shall serve for the period necessary to dispose of the petition giving rise to the conflict.
(4) Impact Fee Review Board members shall receive no salaries, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
(5) The Impact Fee Review Board shall elect a member as president and a member as vice-president, with each of said officers to serve from the day of his/her election until January 31st next following his/her election, and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(6) The Impact Fee Review Board is authorized to adopt bylaws, rules, regulations. and procedures as it may deem necessary for the proper conduct of its proceedings, and the performance of its duties. Meetings and hearings shall be held at such time as it may determine and upon such notice as it may fix, in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws, rules, and regulations adopted, and applicable Indiana law.
(7) A majority of the Impact Fee Review Board shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of such majority shall be necessary and required to authorize any action.
(8) The Impact Fee Review Board shall conduct its review of the amount of an impact fee assessed, the amount of a refund, and the amount of a road impact fee credit in accordance with the procedures established in IC 36-7-4-1338(c).
(9) The Impact Fee Review Board shall be governed by the provisions of IC 36-7-4-1338, and all other applicable provisions of IC 36-7-4-1300 et seq.