planning commission
Purpose: The Planning Commission conducts hearings and makes recommendations to City Council regarding the following:
* rezoning of land within the City;
* master planning for the physical development of the City;
* and platting and subdividing land within the City.
The Planning Commission is also responsible for the existence of and changes to an official zoning ordinance and zoning map of the city.
Number of Members: 5 regular, 3 alternates
Two City Council ex-officio members and three non-members all appointed by the City Council.
Term: The term of each appointed regular member shall be three years, except that of the three members first appointed; of those three, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for two years and one for three years. The term of the ex-officio members shall expire at each organizational meeting of council.
Members:
| Name | Status | Term Expires |
| J.E. “Mac” McFarlin, Chair | Regular | 02/28/2011 |
| Randall Ristau, Vice-Chair | Regular | 05/01/2009 |
| L. Warren Jones | Regular | 05/01/2009 |
| Orval Lewis | Regular | organizational meeting 2009 |
| Scott Jaquith | Regular | organizational meeting 2009 |
| Tilman Adair | Alternate | 02/01/2010 |
| Robby Robertson | Alternate | 02/01/2010 |
| Del Hensel | Alternate | 05/01/2009 |
Meeting Schedule: First Tuesday of each month, 6:00 p.m., City Council Chambers.
