The Parking Authority shall be composed of five members, who shall be appointed by Council, one of whom shall be appointed for three years, two members for two years and two members for one year. The City Manager shall be an ex officio member thereof, without a vote. Upon the expiration of each such term, except for the City Manager, and for each succeeding term thereafter, the successor shall be appointed for a term of three years. The City Manager’s term shall coincide with his tenure of office and shall terminate coincidentally with his termination of office as City Manager. Vacancies on the Parking Authority shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments, and, except for the City Manager’s term, shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. (1969 Code Sec. 2-74.)
All appointments made to this Authority by Council shall be for terms to begin on March 1 of the year of the appointment. The first appointment made to the Authority after enactment of this paragraph shall be for a term to begin on December 8 and thereafter the terms shall run on an annual basis beginning on March 1. Additionally, any member of this Authority appointed by City Council who has not been present for at least seventy percent (70%) of all regular and special meetings of the Authority in any calendar year, excluding absences deemed by the chairperson to be excusable, shall be removed from office upon the affirmative action of the chairperson of the Authority and after approval of such removal by Council and a replacement shall be chosen by City Council to serve the remainder of the existing term. (Ord. 96-6. Passed 4-4-96; Ord. 01- 12. Passed 10-4-01.)