155.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIVERSITY ADN INCLUSION COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.

   There is hereby created and established the Diversity and Inclusion Commission which shall serve in an advisory capacity to City Council, the City Manager, and the Administration. This Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members. The seven (7) members, consisting of either residents of the City or City employees, shall be appointed by City Council liaisons with an effort to have adequate representation from the various neighborhoods in the City and different racial, social, demographic, and economic groups. City Council shall designate at least two (2) but no more than three (3) City Council liaisons for the Commission. The City Manager will appoint at least two (2) but no more than three (3) ex-officio, non-voting members to the Commission. The voting Commission members shall select the Chair, who when present will preside over all meetings, and the Vice-Chair, who will serve as the Chair in absence of the Chair. Applications for membership on the Commission shall be announced, advertised and available in the same manner as those for all City boards, committees, and commissions. City Council liaisons may remove their Commission appointees.

(Ord. 2018-8-77. Passed 8-8-18; Ord. 2020-1-3. Passed 1-15-20.)