(a) Residency. Each commissioner must be a resident of Bloomington except that up to four of the nine members of the Creative Placemaking Commission are not required to be residents of Bloomington.
(b) Appointment process.
(1) Each commissioner shall be appointed by a majority of the members of the City Council.
(2) A commissioner removed from a pursuant to § 2.72(i)(4) of this chapter may be reappointed to the same or any other 12 months after the commissioner's removal.
(3) No full-time employee of the City of Bloomington shall be appointed to serve on a . No part-time, temporary or seasonal employee shall be appointed to a that addresses matters that relate to that employee's department or work assignments, except that a
member of a may be part-time, temporary or seasonal employees of the city in a position or department that relates to the scope of the commission's duties and responsibilities.
(c) Terms.
(1) Duration. Commissioner terms shall be three years in duration, except that a member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified and except for designated
seats, which terms shall be 12 months in duration.
(2) Staggering. The term on each commissioner shall be staggered so in any one year, no more than one-half of the terms on a
may expire.
(3) Timing.
terms shall begin on March 1, except that Planning Commission and Board of Review terms shall begin on July 1 and
terms begin on September 1.
(4) Vacancies. A vacancy during the term of an appointed commissioner shall be filled by the City Council for the balance of the unexpired portion of the term.
(d) Service limits. No member may serve a consecutive period of more than six years on a particular
, except that a member may serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. No service limit shall apply to members of the Board of Review or to members of the City Council serving on a
. When a person is appointed to a vacancy on a
, the unexpired portion of the term for that year of appointment shall not be counted in computing the maximum permitted service on a
. Any commissioner may serve more than six years on a particular
provided there is at least a one year separation period between the six-year consecutive period and the next term.
(e) Quorum. A quorum for the transaction of
business consists of a majority of the members appointed to the respective
.
(f) Compensation. Commissioners serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for
related expenses.
(g) Attendance. A commissioner is automatically removed upon failing to attend at least 75% of the meetings of their
held each year. A member must be present for at least two-thirds of an entire
meeting in order to qualify as having attended the meeting. Meeting attendance shall be measured on a calendar year for those commissioners whose terms begin on January 1 and measured in a 12-month increment for those commissioners whose terms begin on dates other than January 1. For purposes of this subsection, a meeting is defined as a regular or study meeting of a
and does not include a meeting of a committee or subcommittee of a
. A commissioner must notify the city staff liaison for the
in advance if unable to attend a
meeting. No member shall be permitted to take a leave of absence from a
.
(h) Conflicts of interest. No commissioner shall participate in a matter that affects the commissioner's financial interests or those of a business with which a commissioner is associated, unless the effect on the person or business is no greater than on other members of the same business classification, profession, or occupation. A commissioner must disclose any conflict of interest in a matter before the
and must abstain completely from direct or indirect participation in any matter in which the commissioner has a conflict of interest.
(i) Removal. Any of the following can cause the removal of a commissioner:
(1) Vote of City Council. A commissioner may be removed with or without cause by a super majority vote of the City Council;
(2) Attendance. A commissioner may be removed for failing to comply with the attendance requirement;
(3) Successive absence. A commissioner is automatically removed upon three successive unnotified absences from a regular or study meeting of the
; or
(4) Service limits. A commissioner is automatically removed upon reaching the service limits set forth in § 2.72(d) of this chapter.