There is hereby created an advisory commission of the city, which shall be known as the Transit Advisory Commission and which shall consist of seven members, two of whom shall be citizens of the community not employed by or holding office with the city, and three of whom shall be employees or officers of the city, and one person appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Council, for an initial term of three years whose primary duty will be to represent the citizens with disabilities. The three members, who are officers or employees of the city, shall be designated from time to time by the Mayor for indefinite terms. The two members, who are not employees or officers of the city, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. Initial appointment shall be one member for one year; one member for two years; and one member for three years, or until the respective successor of each member is appointed and qualified and as the respective initial terms expire subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years or until the respective successor of each member is appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission and shall vote only when the vote results among Commission members.
(1980 Code, § 11.1001)