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A Board of Adjustment Section 10.25 • of:the county park commission. Initial appointments shall be for one, two and three years, beginning on July 1, or untir his successor shall have been appointed and qual- ified, .with the term of one member expiring each year. Vacancies may be filled by the • county board for unexpired terms. The compensation for members of the zoning commit- tee shall be the same as that allowed to county board members for attendance at commi- tee meetings. (b) It shall be the duty of the zoning committee to supervise the administration of the zoning, ordinance; to hold hearings on proposed amendments to this ordinance and make recommendations thereon to the county board; to approve plats for record in ac- cordance with the provisions of Section 236 (1) (b) of the statutes; and to perform such other duties in connection with zoning as may be delegated to it by'the county board. (4)• Penalties: . (a) Any person, or persons, firm, company, or' corporation, either"owner or occupant of the premises, who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects.•or refuses t4 comply with or resists the enforcene nt. of.any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a forfeiture-of not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200. 00) and costs, and in de- fault of payment io:f 'such forfdi ture'•by'imprisonment in..the• county`j ail until such forfeiture and costs are paid but not to exceed thirty (30) days. -Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constutute a separate offense. Compliance here- with shall also be enforced by injunctional order.at the suit of the county or occu- pant of real estate within:hhe district affected by the regulations of this ordinance. It shall.not.be.necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before resorting to injunctional proceedings. 10,26 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (1) Personnel, Term and Compensation. (a) The board of.adjustment shall consist of three members, appointed by the chair- Tan of the county board with'the approval of the county board, each serving for a term of three (3) years beginning on July 1, with the term of one member expiring each year. Members shall 'reside within the areas of the county coming under the jurisdiction of this ordinance and no two members shall be from-the same town. Compensation of members 'shall-be the°same as'.is:.allowed"-county board.members for attendance at committee meet- ings. (2) Rules, Meetings and Minutes. (a) The board of adjustment shall adopt such rules as will carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance. (b) Meetings .shall.be held 'at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board shall determine. The chairman,' or in his absence, the vice chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall be open to the public. , (c) The board shall keep recotds of its-proceedings and a record of each official action taken, showing the vote of each member on such matter. The minutes shall be placed on file and be a public:record. (3) Powers and Duties. (a) Appeals... , 1. Appeals may be taken to the board of adjustment.by any person aggrieved, or by. any officer, department or bureau affected by. any; decision or.'order.of the.zoning, supervisor. Such appeal may represent-that an error has been made in the interpreta- tion of the terms of the ordinance, or that imposition of ordinance provisions creates undue hardship. -75- n