The ordinances creating and establishing various appointive advisory boards and commissions of the City are hereby amended in order to establish uniform standards as to terms of the members thereof, length of service, length and duration of such terms, attendance requirements, appointment procedures, on the following boards and commissions:
Ad hoc
Advisory Committee Board (Chapter 7 of this Title)
Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Festival, Arts, Recreation and Entertainment (FARE) Committee
Keep Alamo Beautiful Committee
Library Board (Chapter 5 of this Title)
Planning and Zoning Commission (Chapter 2 of this Title)
Recreation and Park Board (Chapter 3 of this Title)
Traffic Safety Committee
(Ord. 3-15-94B, 3-15-1994, eff. 3-18-1994; amd. Ord. 11-07-95A, 11-7-1995; Ord. 72-1-24, 1-2-2024; Ord. 74-1-24, 1-2-2024; Ord. 76-1-24, 1-16-2024)
A. Appointment: All members of said boards and commissions shall be appointed by a majority of the City government officials consisting of the Mayor and Commissioners in attendance at the time. Members shall be eligible to serve for two (2) 3-year terms. A partial term is not considered as a term for such purposes.
B. Board Officers: On January 30 or as soon thereafter as possible of each year or within a reasonable time thereafter, the members of said boards and commissions shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson, whose terms of office shall run until the following January 30. In the absence or disqualification of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall act in his stead. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a board or commission member may serve as chairperson or vice chairperson. (Ord. 3-15-94B, 3-15-1994, eff. 3-18-1994)
A. Terms Of Office:
1. Terms of current members, except as set forth in subsection A3 of this Section, shall be for three (3) years beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31, three (3) years thereafter.
2. In the event of resignation or termination of membership during such three (3) year terms, or portion thereof, the City Commission shall appoint a successor to serve for the unexpired term for which appointed.
3. The current members holding three (3) year terms shall finish out their terms. The respective boards and commissions having other than three (3) year terms shall, as soon hereafter as possible, meet and draw lots to determine which current members shall serve for the remaining portion of two (2) and three (3) year terms, respectively. Thereafter, the City Commission shall, on January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, appoint new members to take the place of those members whose terms have expired.
B. Residency Requirement: All members shall be residents of the City, unless the ordinance creating the board specifically provides otherwise, and qualified electors at the time of appointment. Any member who is now serving on any of such advisory boards or commissions who is not a resident of the City shall nevertheless be entitled to continue as a member thereof for the remaining term of his office. (Ord. 3-15-94B, 3-15-1994, eff. 3-18-1994)
Members must attend at least fifty percent (50%) of all regular meetings during each six (6) months of their tenure regardless of cause and regardless of excuse. No member shall miss more than three (3) consecutive meetings. The six (6) month period shall be from January 1 through June 30, and from July 1 through December 31 of each year. Failure to comply with attendance requirements whether excused or not will be considered as resignation from the board or commission. In the event of such termination, the chairperson of such board or commission shall immediately notify the City Commission who shall then take steps to fill such vacancy. (Ord. 3-15-94B, 3-15-1994, eff. 3-18-1994)
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