A. The City of Ennis shall have a commission composed of five (5) members.
B. Members of the commission shall be elected for terms of four (4) years. These terms shall be overlapping. (Election, November 1980)
C. Elections for the commission shall be non-partisan.
D. Commissioners shall be elected at large, as provided by state law.
E. Only qualified voters of the city shall be eligible to hold the office of Commissioner.
F. The commission shall determine the annual salary of commission members, and the mayor, by ordinance. No ordinance increasing such salary shall become effective until the date of commencement of the terms of commission members elected at the next regular election, provided that such election follows the adoption of such ordinance by at least six (6) months.
G. 1. The office of commissioner shall become vacant upon his/her death, resignation, removal from office by any method authorized by law, or forfeiture of his/her office.
2. A commissioner shall forfeit his/her office if he/she:
a. Loses his/her eligibility for election to his/her commission seat.
b. Violates any expressed prohibition of this charter.
c. Without commission approval, fails to attend two (2) consecutive, regularly scheduled meetings or absences himself/herself from the city continuously for thirty (30) days without consent of the commission.
d. Is convicted of a felony or other offence involving moral turpitude.
H. In the event of a vacancy, the commission shall by majority vote of the remaining members, appoint a person, eligible to hold such commission seat, to fill the vacancy until the next regular city election at which time the remainder of the term shall be filled as provided by law.
J. The commission shall meet regularly at least once a month at such times and places as the commission may prescribe. Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor or four (4) members of the commission, or by ten percent (10%) of the eligible voters. Such meetings shall be public and, whenever practicable, upon twenty-four (24) hours notice. The commission may recess for the purpose of discussing in a closed session, limited to its own membership, any matter which would tend to defame or prejudice the character or reputation of any person, provided the general subject matter for consideration is expressed in the motion calling for such session and that final action thereon shall not be taken by the commission until the matter is placed on the agenda.