(A) The City Commission shall request that individuals who meet the qualification requirements for a specific advisory board and/or committee submit an application for appointment to a specific advisory board. The City Clerk shall provide notice of the request for applications for appointment to the city's advisory boards and committees through notices posted at City Hall, on the city's web site, on the city's cable television station, and in local newspapers of general circulation. The form of the application shall be approved by the City Commission by resolution, and be kept on file in the City Clerk's office.
(B) Once all applications are submitted, the City Clerk shall provide copies of all of the applications for each prospective member to the Mayor and Commissioners for their review.
(C) The Mayor shall appoint one applicant to serve as a voting member of each of the city's advisory boards. Each Commissioner shall appoint one applicant who is a resident of their district to serve on each of the city's advisory boards. If no applications are received from a particular district, the Commissioner representing that district shall use reasonable efforts to locate a resident within that district that is willing to serve. Such efforts may include requesting the City Clerk to re-advertise the open position on a particular advisory board. If no residents within a particular district are willing or able to serve on a city advisory board, the Commissioner representing that district may consider applicants from outside of the district to fill the position on the advisory board.
(D) The Mayor and each City Commissioner shall provide the names of their appointees to the city's advisory board to the City Clerk for placement on the City Commission agenda. The Mayor and each City Commissioner shall announce their appointees to the city's advisory boards at a public meeting of the City Commission. No further action shall be required by the City Commission to approve the Mayor or City Commissioners' appointees to the city's advisory boards. (Ord. 1697, passed 9-7-11)