(A) The term of the members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shall be for three years or until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. No member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Board members may be removed at any time, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council.
(B) For purposes of the initial appointments, two members shall be appointed for a three year term, two members shall be appointed for a two year term, and two members shall be appointed for a one year term. Those initial members appointed for terms of less than three years shall be considered to have served partial terms, and shall be eligible to serve two full terms subsequent to the completion of their respective initial appointments.
(C) During the month of September of each year, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, the City Council shall appoint members to fill all vacancies expected to occur on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board during the succeeding twelve month period. The term of each member shall begin on January 1 of the following year in which the member was appointed.
(D) The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shall appoint one of its members as Chairperson, one as Vice-Chairperson, and the Director of Parks and Recreation or his or her designee shall be the Secretary. Such officers will hold office for terms of one year or until their successors are elected. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to preside at all meetings of the Board and the Secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the Board.
(E) Alternates shall serve in the order specified by the Council, and a person named as an alternate shall be eligible until January 1 of the following year in which such person was named as an alternate. Immediately following a vacancy, and without the necessity of further action by the Council, the first eligible alternate shall take the oath of office and begin to serve the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.
(Ord. 94-49, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 95-05, passed 2-28-95; Ord. 96-13, passed 2-27-96; Am. Ord. 97-33, passed 12-9-97; Am. Ord. 99-38, passed 11-9-99; Am. Ord. 2020-49, passed 9-22-20)