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Survey Results (continued)
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<br /> Board
<br />City Population Members
<br />
<br />34 239K. 5/0
<br />35 248K 9/O
<br />36 - 281K HE*
<br />
<br />37 300K: 5/0
<br />
<br />:40' 323K' · 7/2
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<br />Meetings Annual .. - . . Term
<br />Per Month ' Case Load Compensation Length
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<br /> 1/rn 99 - $3,000/y 5yrs '
<br /> 2/m 120 - ' - 0 4yrs
<br /> 3/m" i 31 $70/hr lyr
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<br />1/m . 11'5 .. _ 0
<br />4/m 180 .:~ ".' $50/s*
<br />l/re. 45 .-;'. . 0
<br />1/m 175 0
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<br />3yrs
<br />3yrs
<br />4yrs
<br />5yrs
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<br />Comments
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<br />Cases are distributed among three hearing examiners who,
<br />in addition to appeals and variances, review all bnd-use
<br />applications.
<br />
<br />Pays mileage expenses for meetings and site visits.
<br />
<br />Board includes one council member, the Director of Public
<br />Service, and five registered voters, one of which will
<br />also serve on the City Plan Commission. Three consecutive
<br />absences result in automatic dismissal.
<br />
<br />.:' 41 345K' ' - '3/0
<br />
<br /> 42 350< 5/0
<br />
<br />BiW ': L..... 300
<br />
<br />2/m 84
<br />
<br />43 359K 3/0 t/w
<br />44 550K 7/0 2/m
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<br />O* 3yrs
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<br />$32/s' 4yrs
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<br /> 600 Chair $36,707/y 3yrs
<br /> Others $25,917/y
<br />-300 0 5yrs
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<br />St. Louis County population is 9(74K, but only 345K live in
<br />the unincorporated area where the county has zoning
<br />power. Members receive $100/m compensation for park-
<br />ing and mileage expenses.
<br />In additlo.n to $32 per meeting, members are compen-
<br />sated for mileage expenses. Each appointee represents o
<br />different geographic region of the county.
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<br />There is a limit of two terms. No formal professional
<br />requirements, but the board usually has an architect or
<br />engineer, and at least one attorney.
<br />
<br />45 625K 5/1
<br />
<br />600 Chair$36,978/y 3yrs
<br /> Othe~$3,5OO/y
<br />
<br />46 700K 5/0 1/m 165 $30/m 3yrs
<br />47 700< 5/0 BiW 500 $50/s 2yrs*
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<br />The ZBA meets every three weeks. State statutes require
<br />the board to include a licensed attorney. The attorney,
<br />designated as the board's "admbJstrative officer," is
<br />responsible for writing up oil the decisions and handling
<br />administrative duties. The mayor selects the chair. Cur-
<br />rently, the chair and administrative officer posts are held
<br />by the same person.
<br />
<br />Board made up of members of the Project Planning Com-
<br />mission, who are limited to Iwo two-year terms.
<br />
<br />48 900K 15/0' 4/m 500 0
<br />
<br />49 1,103K 13/0 2/m* 220 $6,000/y
<br />
<br />50 7,400< 5/0 1/w 250 Chair$117K/y
<br /> Others SBBK
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<br /> lyr Cases are divided among three different boards of five
<br /> members each. One of the three boards is scheduled for
<br /> each of the ZBA's four monthly meetings.
<br />4yrs Rezonings and appeals are heard by an elected body, the
<br /> Board of County Commissioners. The board does not meet
<br /> in August. The county covers the cost of parking [on
<br /> meeting days only).
<br />6yrs The board must always include at least one licensed
<br /> architect, engineer, and planner, each with a minimum of
<br /> 10 years experience. No more than one board member
<br /> from each borough is allowed.
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<br />Rates range from $30 per meeting in Columbus, Ohio, to $90 in
<br />Carroll County, Mary[and. Six of the nine counties that pay
<br />their board members use this method. The third form is an
<br />annual salary, the option preferred by six of the seven cities in
<br />this survey. Salaries vary depending on the frequency of meetings
<br />and the annual caseload. For example, the board in Manchester,
<br />New Hampshire, meets 12 to 15 times yearly, handles 200 cases,
<br />and pays its members $1,200 a year. The board in North
<br />Hempstead, New York, meets 20 times yearly and handles about
<br />
<br />Michael Barrette is a former APA research associate currently in
<br />graduate school at DePaul Universicy.
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<br />300. The board chairperson is paid $7,500 a year, and the other
<br />members receive $4,500. Pittsburgh's three-member board meets
<br />weekly and hears 600 cases a year. The board chairperson is paid
<br />$36,707, and the others receive $25,9 I7.
<br /> Milwaukee has a unique arrangement, its board meets once
<br />every three weeks and processes about 600 cases annually. The
<br />local ordinance requires the board to include a licensed
<br />attorney. The mayor selects the board chairperson, and the
<br />members elect the board's administrative officer. While he is
<br />not a full-time employee, the attorney who now serves in both
<br />capacities makes daily visits to the city development office,
<br />processes all the paperwork, and writes all the decisions.
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