(A) Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(B) (1) The initial appointments to the Code Enforcement Board shall be as follows:
(a) One member appointed to a one-year term;
(b) One member appointed to a two-year term; and
(c) One member appointed to a three-year term.
(2) All subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years. A member may be reappointed, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(C) The Mayor may appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, two alternate members to serve on the Code Enforcement Board in the absence of regular members. Alternate members shall meet all of the qualifications and shall be subject to all of the requirements that apply to regular members of the Code Enforcement Board.
(D) Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled by the Mayor, subject to approval of the City Council within 60 days of vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled within that time period, the remaining Code Enforcement Board members shall fill the vacancy.
(E) A Code Enforcement Board member may be removed from office by the Mayor for misconduct, inefficiency, or willful neglect of duty. The Mayor must submit by a written statement to the member and the City Council setting forth the reasons for removal.
(F) All members of the Code Enforcement Board must, before entering upon the duties of their office, take the oath of office prescribed by § 228 of the Constitution of the commonwealth.
(G) Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, but shall otherwise be uncompensated.
(H) No member of the Code Enforcement Board may hold any elected or nonelected office, paid or unpaid, or any position of employment with the city.
(Ord. 5, Series 2007, passed 7-16-2007)