(A) Term limits. Appointments made to boards and commissions which are voted upon by the Council body shall be subject to term limits as follows:
(1) For appointments carrying a one-year term, a limit of four consecutive terms on the same board or commission.
(2) For appointments carrying a two- or three-year term, a limit of two consecutive terms on the same board or commission.
(3) For appointments carrying a four-year term, a limit of one term on the same board or commission.
(B) Other parameters for appointees.
(1) An appointee may be re-appointed to the same board after not serving for a period of one term.
(2) (a) Excluded from the provision herein are the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Internal Audit Committee.
(b) When positions become available for those aforementioned excluded boards, opportunities should be considered to nominate candidates who enhance board diversity.
(3) This section is applicable to any appointee that has exhausted the term limits as identified in division (A) as of January 1, 2024.
(4) If a candidate cannot be identified within 60 days of the previous appointment’s expiration, Council may re-appoint a person for an additional term.
(5) A candidate may sit for additional term(s) if that candidate is the current Chair or President of the board and/or removal of the candidate would cause irreparable harm to the board or organization due to unforeseen circumstances.
(C) Removal from a board or commission. Appointments made by Common Council to any board or commission may be rescinded at any time by a vote of Council, unless removal is specifically governed by state or local code.
(1) The Council Review Committee (“Committee”) is created, consisting of three members of Council: one Democrat, one Republican, and the President of Council (or designee).
(2) Removal may be for any of the following reasons:
(a) Failure to attend meetings as deemed necessary by the board or commission.
(b) Failure to participate in meetings and other activities as deemed necessary by the board or commission.
(c) Participating in an activity contrary to the mission of the board or commission.
(d) Failure to provide a report to the staff liaison to be submitted to Council.
(e) Failure to appropriately disclose conflicts of interest or to engage in conduct or personal proclivity that is unreasonably disruptive to the work or mission of the board.
(3) (a) The Committee shall consider any information provided by a member of the board in question or City of Fort Wayne staff member. This information must be submitted to staff in the City Council office with a written request to be shared with the Committee, who will determine if the information should be referred to the Council body. Any member of Council may request the information be referred to the body during the review period of the Committee.
(b) The Committee shall review submitted materials and determine if the matter warrants a referral to Council for a vote on removal from the board. Any information submitted to Council by the Committee shall be placed on the next available agenda for discussion and any needed votes.
(Ord. G-18-23, passed 6-27-23)