A. 1. The Public Safety Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, all of whom are appointed by majority vote of the City Council. Any and all adult residents or business property owners of the City are eligible to be appointed to the Public Safety Commission at the discretion of the City Council by majority vote.
2. The City Council shall also appoint one of its members as a nonvoting ex officio member of the Public Safety Commission who shall attend Public Safety Commission meetings and act as a liaison between the City Council and the Public Safety Commission.
3. The Wright County Sheriff or his designated representative shall attend the Public Safety Commission meetings as a nonvoting ex officio member and act as a liaison between the City and the Wright County Sheriff's Office.
4. The Fire Chief or his designated representative shall attend the Public Safety Commission meetings as necessary as a nonvoting ex officio member and act as a liaison between the City and respective Fire Department.
5. The City Council may also appoint alternate member(s) to a term determined by the City Council from time to time as they deem necessary. The alternate(s) shall attend all regular and special meetings of the Public Safety Commission and shall act as a replacement at any specific meeting in the event of the absence, for whatever reason, of any regularly appointed member of the Public Safety Commission.
B. The terms of each member of the Public Safety Commission shall be four (4) years staggered and overlapping as presently established beginning March 1 of the first year and shall expire on the last day of February of the last year of the respective term. (Prior Code § 3-3-2)