(a) The Committee shall consist of eight (8) members, four (4) of whom shall be appointed by City Council and three (3) by the Mayor subject to approval by a majority of Council. The remaining member shall be the City’s Climate Resiliency and Sustainability Coordinator who shall serve as a co-chair and non-voting member. The appointed members shall be residents of Cleveland Heights with a demonstrated interest in and/or knowledge of environmental sustainability. A good faith effort shall be made to have the appointments reflect the City’s goal of racial, social and geographic diversity. Each person appointed, whether by the Council or the Mayor, shall have submitted an application to serve on the Committee and may be asked to participate in an interview with the Council.
(b) Appointed membership shall be for a two (2)-year term, expiring on the last day of December.
(c) City Council, by majority vote, may remove an appointed member who misses a majority of the Committee’s meetings in a calendar year and declare that member’s position vacant.
(d) Vacancies shall be filled by appointment, for the remainder of the unexpired term, in the same manner as original appointments are made: a vacancy in a position appointed by Council shall be filled with a member appointed by Council, and a vacancy in a position appointed by the Mayor and approved by Council shall be filled with a member appointed by the Mayor subject to Council approval by majority vote.
(e) No compensation shall be paid to any appointed member of the Committee for services performed.
(f) Subject to approval by the President of City Council, the Chair of the Municipal Services Committee shall serve as a non-voting liaison between Council and the Committee.
(Ord. 197-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)