(a) The Commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members, which shall be appointed by the mayor and subject to confirmation by a majority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council.
(b) The nineteen (19) members shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Three (3) ex-officio members shall be from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council;
(2) One (1) member shall be a veteran of the United States Army;
(3) One (1) member shall be a veteran of the United States Navy;
(4) One (1) member shall be a veteran of the United States Air Force;
(5) One (1) member shall be a veteran of the United States Coast Guard;
(6) One (1) member shall be a veteran of the United States Marine Corps;
(7) One (1) member shall be a veteran and a member of the Disabled American Veterans Organization;
(8) Five (5) members shall be affiliated with Veterans Service Organizations;
(9) One (1) ex-officio member shall be the Commissioner of the Lexington-Fayette Department of Public Safety, or his/her designee;
(10) One (1) ex-officio member shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, or his/her designee;
(11) One (1) member shall be an inductee to the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame;
(12) Two (2) members shall be from the Lexington-Fayette County community-at-large.
(c) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred within the limits of the funds appropriated by the Urban County Council in the annual budget.
(d) A member of the Commission shall be removed only by a majority of the Urban County Council.