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SECTION IX: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (1) In addition to other authority the Batesville Aviation Commission has under the law, as the Board of Adjustment established by this Ordinance it shall exercise the following powers: (a) to hear and decide appeals from any order, require- ment, decision or determination made by the Airport Manager in the enforcement of this Ordinance; (b) to hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of this Ordinance upon which such Board of Adjustment under such regulations may be required to pass; (c) to hear and decide specific variances. (2) The members of the Batesville Aviation Commission, an existing legally constituted body, and their successors shall constitute the Board of Adjustment and shall exercise all power and authority the City can designate to a Board of Adjustment. Nothing in this Ordinance is intended to restrict any of the lawfu_ authority the Batesville Aviation Commission now has under State law. (3) The Board of Adjustment may adopt rules for its governance and procedure in harmony with the provisions of this Ordinance. Meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board of Adjustment may determine. The Chairman, or in his absence the Acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of tnesses. All hearings shall be public. Minutes shall be kept hof its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, d shall keep records of its examinations and other official ction, whcih shall be a public record. (4) The Board of Adjustment shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law giving the facts upon which it acted and its legal conclusions from such facts in reversing, affirming, or modifying any order, requirement, decision or determination which comes before it under the provisions of this Ordinance.