(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 169,658, Eff. 5/8/94.)
(a) Police Permit Review Panel. There is hereby established a panel known as the Police Permit Review Panel.
(b) Membership of the Panel. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,283, Eff. 6/26/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) The Police Permit Review Panel shall be composed of seven members, at least two of which shall have expertise which is relevant to the regulation of charitable organizations and the various activities in which they engage. Panel members shall be appointed and may be removed in accordance with Charter Section 502. In the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member, the same shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor for the period of the unexpired term subject to the approval of the Council by a majority vote. The members of the Panel shall be exempt from all Civil Service provisions.
(c) Compensation and Term of Office. Each member of the Panel shall be paid $50.00 per meeting attended, but not to exceed $250.00 in any one calendar month.
The terms of office of the members of the Panel shall be five years beginning with the first day of July of the respective years, except that the terms of office of the original five members of the Panel appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be such that one term shall expire on the first June 30, one term shall expire on the second June 30, one term shall expire on the third June 30, one term shall expire on the fourth June 30, and one term shall expire on the fifth June 30 next following the effective date of the appointment of the original five members. Thereafter, the terms of the succeeding members shall be so designated that the term of office of one member shall expire each year. The period of term of each member shall be designated in the appointment.
(d) Hearing before the Panel. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,283, Eff. 6/26/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) The Board may refer to the Police Permit Review Panel any matter within the Board’s jurisdiction relating to the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, or conditioning of any permit, or relating to the endorsement or approval of any charitable organization, or similar matter. Once the matter is referred to the Panel, the members thereof shall consider any report and shall exercise all of the powers and have all of the duties of the Board with respect to the case.