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initial 3 year term of the Board, members shall be appointed for staggered three (3) year terms, to be commenced as follows: holders of Positions 1 and 2 of the Board shall initially be appointed for a term of three (3) years, and thereafter appointed for three (3) year terms; holders of Positions 3 and 4 of the Board shall initially be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and thereafter appointed for three (3) year terms; holders of Positions 5, 6, and 7 of the Board shall initially be appointed for a term of one (1) year, and thereafter appointed for three (3) years terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant for any cause, in the same manner as the original appointment was made. All cases to be heard by the Building Code Appeals Board will always be heard by a minimum of four (4) members. Sec. 82-13, "Rules and Meetings." The Building Code Appeals Board shall adopt rules of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and this code. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as at least four (4) members of the Building Code Appeals Board may determine. All meetings of the Building Code Appeals Board shall be open to the public. The Building Code Appeals Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or in failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of all of its official acts, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the City Secretary and shall become a public record. Sec. 82-14, "Powers and Duties of the Board." The Building Code Appeals Board shall have the following powers: 1. To hear and decide appeals from the determination of a building official where it is alleged that on a claim that the true intent of the building and construction codes adopted in this chapter have been incorrectly interpreted, that the provisions of a code adopted under this chapter do not fully apply, or that an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The Building Code Appeals Board shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code. 2. The Building Code Appeals Board is to conduct a regular comprehensive review of the codes adopted in this chapter, and has the power to recommend to the City Council of the City of La Porte changes, additions, or deletions from said codes for any reason including the following: