The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by Council.
(a) Qualifications. All members shall be residents of the City. One member shall be a member of Council. Members shall be drawn from among persons with demonstrated interest, competence or knowledge in historic preservation and local history and demonstrate a vocational experience in preservation and associated disciplines. To the extent such persons are available in the City at the time of appointment, members should be preservation-related professionals. To the extent such persons are available in the City at the time of appointment, at least three members shall have a demonstrated special interest, experience or education in historic preservation or in professions related to historic preservation, such as history, public history, architecture, architectural history, planning, real estate, American studies, geography, landscape architecture or law.
(b) Term. The member of Council appointed by Council to serve on the Commission shall serve a term commensurate with such member's Council term. Of the remaining original members, one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and one for a term of four years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed to a term of four years. A member may be appointed for a second consecutive term, but after two consecutive full terms, a member shall be ineligible for reappointment until a calendar year has elapsed since the date of such member's second term.
(c) Removal. Members shall serve at the will of Council and Council by resolution may remove a member or multiple members at any time with or without cause.
(d) Method of Filling Vacancies. If a member dies, resigns, or is removed, or a vacancy in the membership shall otherwise occur, then Council shall appoint by resolution a replacement member as soon as reasonably practicable; provided that such resolution may be at a regular meeting of Council and no special meeting is required. Such replacement member shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.
(e) Compensation: Reimbursement for Expenses. Commission members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of duties.
(Ord. 20-35. Passed 11-19-20.)