There is hereby established in the City a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board consisting of twelve (12) members, all of whom shall be residents of the City. Permanent members of such Board shall be the Chairman of the Council Committee having jurisdiction of the subject matter thereof or a member of that Committee, a member of the Board of Education of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District or its designee, and a member of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library Board or its designee. The remaining nine (9) members of such Board shall be citizen members appointed by Council for four year terms, expiring on the last day of December; provided, however, that all Board members in office as of the effective date of this section may finish the terms for which they were originally appointed. The citizen members of the Board shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive four (4) year terms or a total of eight (8) consecutive years, with the exception of those Board members in office as of the effective date of this section who have served less than one (1) full term, who shall be eligible for reappointment to serve one (1) additional four (4) year term. Any member who misses four (4) or more meetings in a calendar year without providing advance notice of his or her absence to the Chair shall be considered unable to serve and deemed to have resigned his or her membership on the Board. In the event a member is unable to complete his or her term or deemed to have resigned, City Council shall appoint a replacement to complete that term after seeking qualified candidates.
(Ord. 117-2021. Passed 9-13-21.)