County planning commission; personnel; chair of the board; composition of board. Effective date. Emergency.

Removed all provisions regarding the composition, appointment, and terms of county planning commissions and county boards of adjustment.

Removed the new section validating prior zoning and planning regulations adopted under previous statutes.

Added a new requirement allowing county employees to take up to three paid administrative days per year to serve as precinct officials, absentee voting board members, or other authorized election workers.

Changed the effective date from an immediate emergency declaration to a specific date of November 1, 2025.

The bill's subject matter changed from election worker leave to the composition and rules of county planning and zoning boards.

New requirements were added for the county planning commission, specifying it must have seven members including the county commissioner chair or designee, with six other residents appointed from unincorporated areas.

New requirements were added for the county board of adjustment, defining its size (3, 5, or 7 members), term lengths (2 years), and the inclusion of at least one attorney and one resident of the county seat.

The county board of commissioners is now authorized to hire private legal counsel to represent and advise the county board of adjustment.

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025, to an immediate emergency declaration effective upon passage and approval.

A new section was added to validate and continue existing zoning and planning regulations until they are amended under the new authority.

All provisions authorizing county employees to use paid administrative leave to serve as election officials were deleted.

New requirements were added establishing that the chair of the board of county commissioners must be a member of the county planning commission.

New rules were added specifying that the county board of adjustment must consist of three, five, or seven resident property owners.

The term lengths for planning commission members were changed from six years to two years with overlapping terms.

Removed provisions allowing county employees to use paid administrative leave to serve as election officials.

Added provisions establishing the composition, appointment process, and terms for the county planning commission.

Added provisions defining the membership, terms, and powers of the county board of adjustment.

Added a new section validating previously adopted zoning and planning regulations under the new statutory framework.

Added an emergency clause declaring the act effective immediately upon passage.