A. The commission shall be composed of five (5) members to be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. Each member of the city council shall be authorized to submit names of candidates.
B. The mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, may remove any member of the commission without cause.
C. Members of the commission may be compensated on a per diem basis, based upon the meetings actually attended and reasonable and necessary expenses, as determined by the city council.
D. All members shall serve a term of three (3) years. No member shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. Prior to serving their first term or any subsequent term to which they may be reappointed, each commissioner shall take the oath of office.
E. At an annual organizational meeting, the members of the commission shall elect one of their members as chair and one of their members as vice chair. In the absence of the chair, the vice chair shall act as chair and shall have all powers of the chair. The chair shall serve a term of one year. No member shall serve as chair for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
F. The chair, or in the chair's absence the vice chair, shall administer oaths, shall be in charge of all proceedings before the commission, and shall take such action as necessary to preserve order and the integrity of all proceedings before the commission. (2015 Code; amd. Ord. 09-2023, 1-24-2023)