(A) Created. There is hereby created a Board of Administrative Appeals to consist of five members to be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority of the Council.
(B) Terms of office. The terms of office for all members of the Board of Administrative Appeals shall be four years.
(C) Chairman. The Board of Administrative Appeals shall annually select a chairman.
(D) Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Administrative Appeals shall be filed by appointment by the Mayor, with approval by the Council, for the unexpired term. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified.
(E) Appointment; removal. A majority vote of the Council shall be required to appoint a member of the Board of Administrative Appeals, but a four-fifths vote shall be necessary to remove any member of the Board from office prior to the expiration of his term.
(F) Qualifications. Members of the Board of Administrative Appeals shall be residents of the city. No person shall be appointed to the Board who holds any salaried office or employment with the city.
(G) Alternate member. The Mayor may appoint and the City Council confirm one alternate member to the Board of Administrative Appeals. Any such alternate member shall serve a term of two years. The alternate member, if appointed, shall assume the position of any regular member who cannot attend any hearing or who is absent or unavailable, and in assuming such position, shall have the duties and responsibilities of the regular member. The alternate member may also attend all hearings and delibera-tions, but shall not have voting power if all regular members are in attendance. To the extent possible, the Mayor and Council shall consider the appointment of a former regular member to be the alternate to encourage continuity for the Board. In this event, the term of office limitation shall not apply to the alternate, except the two year term of alternate as mentioned above.
(H) Secretary. The Secretary of the Board of Administrative Appeals shall be the City Clerk, or upon designation, the Deputy City Clerk.
('66 Code, § 2-4.103) (Ord. 396-A, passed 7-8-57; Am. Ord. 604-C-S, passed 3-15-85; Am. Ord. 605-C-S, passed 3-28-85; Am. Ord. 861-C-S, passed 2-23-93; Am. Ord. 981-C-S, passed 7-10-01)