The following shall govern the qualifications, appointment and conduct of members of the public boards, commissions and committees of the city; provided that the provisions relating to qualifications and appointment of members of public boards, commissions and committees of the city shall apply only to members who are appointed after the effective date of §§ 2-6-1-1 et seq. and that any member of any public board, commission or committee in existence on the effective date of §§ 2-6-1-1 et seq. shall complete the term of office for which such member was appointed, unless said member's conduct is in violation of §§ 2-6-1-1 et seq.
(A) Qualifications.
(1) Each person appointed to any public board, commission or committee shall normally be a resident of the city.
(2) No person regularly employed on a full-time basis by the city shall be appointed to any public board, commission or committee; provided that the Mayor, Councillors or administrative officers of the city may be appointed as ex officio members.
(3) No member of the immediate family of any elected city official shall be appointed to any public board, commission or committee.
(4) No person shall be a member of more than one public board, commission or committee at any one time.
(5) No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms on any public board, commission or committee; provided that if a person is appointed to fill an unexpired term of another person, that term shall not be considered a term for the purpose of this limitation if the time remaining in the term at the time of the appointment is one year or less.
(B) Appointments.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by ordinance the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint the members of the public boards, commissions and committees. An appointment is not effective until Council approves it.
(2) The members of each public board, commission or committee shall be appointed from the broadest possible base of the community at large and, to the fullest extent possible, the Mayor will seek information from interest groups as to potential appointees.
(3) The Mayor shall send written notice of the appointment to the appointee, which notice shall clearly state that such appointment is made subject to all the provisions outlined herein, and the member so appointed may be removed by the Mayor for violation of any of the provisions hereby established.
(4) Each appointment shall be accepted in writing by the appointee confirming that such appointee accepts the policies outlined herein as a condition precedent to such appointee's appointment and holding office.
(5) Each appointment shall be for a term of three years unless the appointment is to fill a vacancy. The initial terms of members of newly established public boards, commissions and committees shall be staggered and shall be for either one, two or three years.
(6) Every member, unless removed as provided herein, shall hold office until a successor has been duly qualified unless the Council has voted not to approve that member for a reappointment, in which case, the member shall not serve beyond the date the member's current term expires or the date the Council votes not to approve the member, whichever is later.
(7) For all public boards, commissions or committees, whose members are not appointed based on recommendations of individual Councilors, the Council President may notify the Mayor in writing that a term has expired or a position is otherwise vacant and the Mayor shall have 60 days to submit a recommended appointment to fill that position. If the Mayor fails to submit a name within 60 days of notification, the Council President shall have the right to make the appointment subject to the advice and consent of the City Council.
(C) Conduct.
(1) Any member of a public board, commission or committee may be removed from office by the Mayor or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all Councillors after due notice and hearing if such member has missed three consecutive meetings or has been absent from more than 50% of the meetings held during any twelve consecutive months.
(2) Any member of a public board, commission or committee may be removed from office by the majority of Mayor or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all Councillors after due notice and hearing if such member has violated any law, regulation or charter provision, or for other good cause such as the intentional failure to carry out the duties of the board, commission or committee.
(D) Number of Members. Except as may be expressly provided otherwise in the ordinance or resolution establishing a specific public board, commission or committee, each public board, commission and committee shall consist of five members.
('74 Code, § 1-12-3) (Ord. 54-1975; Am. Ord. 60-1975; Am. Ord. 55-1992; Am. Ord. 35-2003; Am. Ord. 57-2003; Am. Ord. 1-2008; Am. Ord. 2-2008; Am. Ord. 8-2009)