.010 If a member of a City board or commission shall be absent with or without cause from three meetings of the board or commission on which that member serves within any six (6) month period, the secretary or staff liaison to such board or commission shall immediately file a written report thereof with the City Clerk, who shall notify the nominating Council Member or Mayor of such report. At the discretion of the nominating Council Member or Mayor, such board or commission member may be subject to possible removal by the nominating Council Member or Mayor, respectively, at a public meeting. If a member of a city board or commission is absent with or without cause from two (2) additional meetings within the six (6) months immediately succeeding the first three (3) absences, the secretary or staff liaison to such board or commission shall immediately file a written report thereof with the City Clerk, who shall schedule consideration of the possible removal of the member as an agenda item at the next regular meeting of the City Council, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. Such board or commission member shall be subject to removal by the affirmative votes of a majority of the total membership of the City Council.
.020 An absence shall be considered an absence for cause if either (1) the member informs the chairperson or the City staff liaison of such City board or commission of such member's intended absence at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting, or (2) such absence is due to unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances which circumstances are orally reported and explained by the member at the next regular meeting of the board or commission following such absence, or which are reported and explained in writing to the secretary and staff liaison of the board or commission prior to the next regular meeting of the board or commission.
.040 For purposes of this section and sections 1.04.391 and 1.04.395, the term "City board or commission" shall mean and include any board or commission of the City of Anaheim whose members are appointed by the City Council as specified in Article IX of the City Charter or as otherwise created by formal action of the City Council, including the members of any board created by a joint exercise of powers agreement to which the City is a party and pursuant to which the City Council has the power to appoint at least a majority of the board members.
.050 For purposes of this section, the term "meeting" shall mean and include any regular, adjourned or special meeting of the City board or commission to which the provisions of this section are being applied. (Ord. 6066 § 1; August 7, 2007: Ord. 6401 § 2 (part); March 21, 2017: Ord. 6458 § 2; January 29, 2019; Ord. 6470 § 2; October 22, 2019.)