(A) Generally.
(1) The City Tree Commission shall be composed of 12 members. Ten Commissioners shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of the City Council. These ten members shall serve without pay. The remaining two Commission members shall be ex-officio and shall not vote. The two ex-officio Commissioners shall be:
(a) The Director of Planning and Development or designee; and
(b) The Director of Central Services or designee.
(2) Subject to the exception in division (B) below, each Commissioner of the Tree Commission shall serve for a term of three years.
(B) Appointment of members. The initial terms of the Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council shall be staggered so that the term of three Commissioners shall expire each year. Determination of the initial term of appointment shall be by lot. Members, including initial appointees, may be reappointed to one additional three-year term following the expiration of their initial term of appointment.
(C) Expiration or vacation of terms. Within 30 days following the expiration of the term of any appointed Commissioner, a successor shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council, and the successor shall serve for a term of three years. Should any Commissioner resign or be removed from the City Tree Commission, a successor shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve for the unexpired period of the vacated term. A member of the City Tree Commission may be removed by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of the City Council for good cause. In the event that a vacancy occurs during the term of any member, his or her successor shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term.
(D) Compensation. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
(E) Conflicts. A member of the Tree Commission shall not vote on any question in which that member, or any person, firm or corporation with whom the member is associated, directly or indirectly, has a pecuniary or direct personal interest.
(F) Indemnification. Members of the Commission shall be entitled to legal representation and/or indemnification for their services as Commission members as provided in § 42.017 of the municipal code of the city.
(1980 Code, § 11.1202) (Ord. 9406, passed 10-27-2020)