§ 108-138. Organization.

(a)

The board of appeals shall be organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the board may determine. The chairperson, or in his absence the acting chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall make a transcript and keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be a public record. The board of appeals shall immediately file the transcript of its proceedings in the office of the board. A transcript shall be a public record. If a recording or a transcript of a recording is not prepared in the normal course of the board's proceedings, the party who requests a copy of the recording or its transcript shall pay the cost of preparing the recording or transcript. All actions of the board shall be by resolution.

(b)

The board of appeals may call upon any town official or department head for assistance in the performance of its duties, and it shall be the duty of such officers to render such assistance to the board as may reasonably be required.

(c)

It shall be the duty of the planning director to serve as secretary and administrative officer for the board of appeals. One of his duties shall be to investigate each case and prepare a report thereon for information and assistance of the board.

(Code 1977, § 107-67; Ord. No. 2000-10, 9-25-2000)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Md. Ann. Code art. 66B, § 4.07(a), (b).