The Board of Review shall consist of five (5) citizens, who are property owners assessed for taxes, elected from the City at large in the manner provided in Article II for a term of three (3) years, except as provided below for the first election of said Board, or until their successors have been elected and qualified as provided in this Charter. A member of the Council shall not serve on the Board of Review unless specifically elected to the Board of Review as hereinabove provided. Compensation for members of the Board of Review shall be fixed by the Council, provided that compensation shall only be paid for the actual time in attendance. The first election of a Board of Review under this Charter shall be held November 3,1981, at which time there shall be elected seven (7) members of the Board of Review. The seven (7) candidates for the Board of Review receiving the highest votes shall be deemed elected and shall take office as soon as they shall qualify and shall hold office for the following terms: The three (3) members receiving the highest number of votes shall hold office until the first day of January, 1985; the two (2) members receiving the fourth and fifth highest number of votes shall hold office until the first day January, 1984; the two (2) members receiving the sixth and seventh highest number of votes shall hold office until the first day of January, 1983; thereafter, such number of members shall be elected for three (3)-year terms at the annual City election as shall be necessary upon the expiration of the terms herein provided for. In the event that less than seven (7) candidates receive votes in the first election for the Board of Review, the unfilled seats for membership on the Board of Review shall be deemed vacant and filled in the same manner as provided for in this Charter for the filling of vacant elected offices.
(Amended November 4, 1980)