<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-51. - Appointment and terms.</div>
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               (a)
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               There shall be a board of adjustment consisting of five (5) members appointed by the
               board of commissioners, and the board of commissioners may, at its discretion, appoint
               not more than two (2) alternate members to serve in the absence, for any cause, of
               any regular member. Each seat on the board of adjustment shall meet the following
               qualifications:
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               (1)
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               Seat 1â€”An engineer, an architect, an appraiser, a surveyor, or a person of a similar
               profession or background.
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               (2)
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               Seat 2â€”An attorney, paralegal, or other legal professional.
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               (3)
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               Seat 3â€”A business owner or a business professional.
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               (4)
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               Seat 4â€”At-large.
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               (5)
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               Seat 5â€”At-large.
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               Any appointed alternate members shall be at-large. If there are no applicants that
               meet the criteria for a given seat, that seat may be filled with an at-large applicant
               for board membership, unless prohibited by state law or county ordinance. An applicant
               qualifies as "at-large" if he or she resides in Cleveland County.
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               (b)
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               Board of adjustment regular members shall serve terms of three (3) years or until
               succeeded. Both regular members and alternates may continue to serve until their successors
               have been appointed.
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               (c)
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               Membership shall be limited to no more than two (2) consecutive terms.
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               (d)
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               If a regular or alternate member moves outside the county, that shall constitute a
               resignation from the board, effective upon the date a replacement is appointed.
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               (Ord. of 7-6-93, Â§ 3.10; Ord. of 9-21-21(1), Â§ 2)
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            <p class="refeditor0" block_type="hang"><b>Editor's noteâ€” </b>
               Ord. of 9-21-21(1), Â§ 2, amended Â§ 8-51 and in doing so changed the title of said
               section from "Appoint and terms" to "Appointment and terms," as set out herein.
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