(A) The membership of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board shall consist of men or women who are residents of the city, and shall consist of six members serving without pay, and shall serve for a term of three years except the sixth member appointed after the effective date of Ord. 2005-33 may be initially appointed for a shorter term. Two of the members should be persons who are or have been licensed to practice medicine in one of the United States, and one member should be a person who is or has been admitted to the practice of law in one of the United States, if persons having these qualifications are available to serve. Any vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the City Commission, and where a vacancy occurs otherwise then by expiration of the term, the appointment filling the vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. Members of the Board shall be subject to removal for cause by the City Commission after a hearing before the City Commission.
('58 Code, § 16.25)
(B) Terms of the first members shall be as follows. One member shall serve one year; two members shall serve two years; two members shall serve three years; and all future appointments shall be three-year terms. Members shall be appointed by the City Commission.
('58 Code, § 16.26)
(C) The City Commission shall appoint two alternate members of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, who are residents of the city and licensed to practice medicine in the United States or admitted to practice law in the United States, if persons having such qualifications are available to serve, to be designated as Alternate 1 and Alternate 2. Each alternate shall be appointed for a term of three years, the terms to run concurrently. Alternate members shall be subject to removal for cause by the City Commission. Alternate member vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member. Should a temporary absence or disqualification of any member of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board occur, the Chairman of the Board shall have the right and authority to designate one of the alternate members to serve as a substitute member during the continuance of such absence or disqualification. The Chairman shall rotate such assignments between the alternate members to the extent that availability of alternate members allows.
(Ord. 76-3, passed 10-21-75; Am. Ord. 2001-58, passed 5-22-01; Am. Ord. 2005-33 passed 1-25-05)