(a) Council, upon recommendation by the Mayor, is empowered to appoint a five-member Rehabilitation Board of Review (hereinafter called “the Board”), each member of which shall have some association with, connection to or special interest in the City, which may include, by way of example, residency or employment in the City. One member shall be a member of the City’s Planning Commission. Two members shall be appointed with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Defiance Development and Visitors’ Bureau or its successor-in-interest. One member shall have some specialized training in architecture or engineering. One member shall be from the City’s Building Inspection Division.
(b) Board members shall be appointed for terms of six years each, except that the term of one member of the first Board shall be for four years and the terms of two members of the first Board shall be for two years. All members shall serve without compensation. Vacancies may be filled for the unexpired terms only.
(c) Board members may be appointed to successive terms without limitation.
(d) The Board may recommend removal of any member for good cause. Good cause shall include, without limitation, failure of a member to perform appointed duties or unethical conduct. Following review, the Board may request Council to remove the member based upon review findings.
Upon failure of a Board member to attend three consecutive Board meetings, or upon failure to attend thirty percent or more of the Board's meetings within any twelve-month period, the Board shall review the circumstances relative to the member's attendance. Following the review, the Board may request Council to remove the member based upon review findings.
(e) If any Board member ceases to have some association with, connection to or special interest in the City (other than his or her being a Board member), the same shall constitute his or her resignation from the Board, effective upon the date a replacement is appointed by Council upon recommendation by the Mayor.
(f) The Board shall meet quarterly at which time it shall review funding applications on first-come, first-served basis.
(g) The Board may adopt its own rules and procedures, which shall be similar in form and content to those used by the City Planning Commission.
(Ord. 8441. Passed 9-13-22.)