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(a) The City Clerk shall advertise vacancies or pending vacancies in boards and commissions at least fifteen (15) days before such vacancies are scheduled to be filled. The City Clerk shall exercise his or her discretion in choosing the method of advertisement that will most effectively reach potential candidates.
(b) Concurrent with the advertisement of vacancies or pending vacancies on boards and commissions, the City Clerk shall publicize the application and evaluation procedures that will apply to such vacancies, including the last day on which applications will be accepted for such vacancies.
(c) The City Clerk may extend the deadline for applications, as necessary to ensure a sufficient number of qualified candidates.
(d) Applications received after the deadlines set by the City Clerk shall be held until the next regularly scheduled or special recruitment for the applicable board or commission.
(e) The City Council shall review all applications and shall make a final selection and appointment at a regular City Council meeting after the period for submittal of applications has expired.
(f) All members of boards and commissions shall take an oath of office before commencing their service.
(Ord. 5208 § 2, 2013: Ord. 5090 § 10, 2010)
(a) The City Council shall review applications to fill vacancies in the following boards and commissions by April of each year:
(1) Utilities Advisory Commission (Chapter 2.23)
(2) Architectural Review Board (Chapter 2.21)
(3) Historic Resources Board (Chapter 2.27)
(4) Planning and Transportation Commission (Chapter 2.20)
(b) The City Council shall review applications to fill vacancies in the following boards and commissions by November of each year:
(1) Public Art Commission (Chapter 2.18)
(2) Human Relations Commission (Chapter 2.22)
(3) Parks and Recreation Commission (Chapter 2.25)
(c) The City Council shall fill vacancies in all other boards and commissions, if any, in April of each year or at another time, at its discretion.
(d) The City Council may fill mid-term vacancies during the next regularly scheduled recruitment for the board or commission or may hold a special recruitment, at its discretion. Special recruitments shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.16.060.
(Ord. 5643 § 2, 2025: Ord. 5529 § 2, 2021: Ord. 5498 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5354 § 2, 2015: Ord. 5311 § 2, 2015: Ord. 5208 § 3, 2013)
Effective January 1, 2022, no person may serve more than three consecutive terms of office as a member of the same board or commission. This section shall apply to the boards and commissions listed in Section 2.16.070(a), except for the Planning and Transportation Commission, in which no person may serve more than two consecutive terms of office as a member of the same board or commission.
(a) For the purposes of this section, a member will be considered to have served a term of office if he or she serves more than half of a standard term. For boards and commissions with three-year terms, half of the term shall be 18 months. For boards and commissions with four-year terms, half of the term shall be two years.
(b) A member's service that began on or before January 1, 2022 shall count under the provisions of this section only for those members who served for at least one day on a board or commission between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, members of boards and commissions serving as of January 1, 2022 shall be permitted to complete their term.
(c) A member who has served three consecutive terms of office (or two consecutive terms of office for the Planning and Transportation Commission) may remain as a member of the same board or commission for up to six months past the end of the term if no replacement is appointed or until a replacement is appointed, whichever comes first.
(d) A member who has served three consecutive terms of office (or two consecutive terms of office for the Planning and Transportation Commission) shall not be appointed to the same board or commission within one year of the last date of service.
(Ord. 5529 § 3, 2021)