(A) Except as provided herein, the term of the members shall be for three years or until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms on the Board.
(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 one member 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 Board during the succeeding 12-month period. The term of each member shall begin on January 1 of the following year.
(D) The City Council may appoint two alternate members to the Commission. Alternates shall serve in the order specified by the City Council, and a person named as an alternate shall be eligible until January 1 following the expiration of one year from the date such person was named as an alternate. Immediately following a vacancy, and without the necessity of further action by the City Council, the first eligible alternate shall take the oath of office and begin to serve the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. To maintain a quorum, an alternate member may serve as a voting member in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the Chair. Such alternates shall serve in the order in which they were appointed and must be a member in good standing: acting in compliance with all explicit obligations, while not subject to any form of sanction, suspension, or disciplinary censure. An alternate member vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as a vacancy among the regular members.
(E) Board members may be removed at any time, with or without cause, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council.
(F) Establish and elect members to fill the offices of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Second Vice Chairperson for one year or until their successors are elected so that business may be conducted in an orderly and responsible manner whenever a quorum is present. The Library Director or designee shall serve as the Board Secretary.
(Ord. 81-01, passed 3-24-81; Am. Ord. 93-32, passed 11-29-93; Am. Ord. 97-33, passed 12-9-97; Am. Ord. 99-38, passed 11-9-99; Am. Ord. 2020-54, passed 9-22-20; Am. Ord. 2024-21, passed 7-23-24)