(a) Establishment; Composition; Residency Requirement. There is hereby established the Advocacy Board for Persons With Disabilities, which shall consist of at least seven and not more than nine members. The majority of the members are to be qualified electors of the City, with no more than two members from outside the City. No member shall be employed by the City at any time while a member of the Board, and at least one member shall be a representative of each of the following categories:
(1) Disabled persons;
(2) An organization or agency serving the disabled;
(3) The business sector; and
(4) The nonprofit sector, education and/or the health or medical profession.
(b) Appointments; Terms; Vacancies. The Mayor shall appoint members to the Board. The term of office of each member of the Board shall be as follows: when the original Board is appointed, two or three members shall serve for one year, two or three members shall serve for two years and two or three members shall serve for three years.
As each term expires, succeeding appointments shall be for a term of three years. Appointees are invited to submit names for the Mayor's consideration. If for any reason an appointed member is unable to complete his or her term, the Mayor shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Board shall choose a Chairperson and Secretary by majority vote.
(c) Hearing of Appeals. The Board shall serve as a review and appeals board to which an aggrieved party may appeal from an administrative decision as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
(d) Records. The Board shall keep a record of all requests and complaints filed and action taken thereon.
(e) Quorum; Compensation; Removals. A simple majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. A vacancy on the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the Board. Each member of the Board shall serve without compensation. Any member of the Board may be removed by the Mayor for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office or lack of regular attendance, after being given a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person to refute such charges.
(Ord. 94-35. Passed 2-22-94.)