(A) Membership. The Board shall be composed of seven members and three alternate members and shall be appointed by the Commission. Membership shall include, whenever possible, persons with experience in the following professions:
(1) An architect;
(2) A business person;
(3) An engineer;
(4) A general contractor;
(5) A subcontractor; and
(6) A realtor.
(B) Qualifications. Each member appointed to the Board shall possess, in addition to experience or interest in the fields of zoning and building control, the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Any architect and any engineer so appointed shall be registered under the laws of the state regulating the practice of architecture and engineering, respectively, or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states or shall have actual experience deemed by the Commission to be equivalent to such registration.
(2) Any general contractor or subcontractor so appointed shall possess a valid certificate of competency and local business tax receipt, recognized and accepted under the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city regulating the business of contracting or subcontracting and where required, State of Florida registration as a contractor or subcontractor, or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states or shall have actual experience deemed by the Commission to be equivalent to such certification.
(3) Any realtor shall be licensed under the laws of the state which license a real estate broker as either a broker or a salesperson or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states or shall have actual experience deemed by the Commission to be equivalent to such licensing, and shall hold a current and valid local business tax receipt issued by the city.
(4) Any business person shall be actively engaged in any lawful business within the city, and shall hold a current and valid local business tax receipt issued by the city, or shall be an officer or employee of a business entity holding a current and valid local business tax receipt issued by the city.
(5) Each member of the Board shall be a resident of the city.
(C) Initial appointments. The initial appointments to the Board shall be as follows:
(1) Two members shall be appointed for a term of one year.
(2) Three members shall be appointed for a term of two years.
(3) Two members and three alternate members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made by the Commission for a term of three years.
(D) Reappointments; removal. Any member or alternate member may be reappointed to one successive term by the Commission. The Commission may remove any member for cause. Appointments to fill any vacancy to the Board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office.
(E) Vacancies. Any member of the Board who is absent from four meetings of the Board, in any 12-month period, including two regular meetings, shall cease to be a member thereof and the Commission shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy upon certificate from, and signed by, the Secretary of the Board, certifying such absence.
(F) Action by alternate members. An alternate member shall act only in the absence, or due to a disability or disqualification, of a regular Board member.
('72 Code, § 1.5-4) (Ord. O-87-68, passed 11-4-87; Am. Ord. O-89-51, passed 8-30-89; Am. Ord. O-2007-07, passed 4-18-07)