A. The commission comprises nine (9) residents of the city, appointed by the city council from various racial, religious, cultural, and social groups within the city.
B. Residents must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
C. Membership on the commission must comply with the provisions of Iowa Code section 69.16A, relating to gender balance. No person can be appointed or reappointed to the commission if that appointment or reappointment would cause the number of members of one gender to be greater than one-half (1/2) of the membership of the commission plus one. If the city has made a good faith effort to appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy on the commission for a period of three (3) months but has been unable to make a compliant appointment, the city must utilize a fair and unbiased method of selecting the best qualified applicants. (Ord. 45-15, 7-20-2015)