(A) Generally. The Building Commission shall consist of seven members. All members shall be appointed by its Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. Members may be reappointed to serve on the Commission from time to time.
(B) Qualifications of members. One of the members of the Building Commission shall be a licensed architect; one shall be a licensed structural or mechanical engineer; and the remaining members shall be persons engaged or employed in the construction industry as builders or contractors or in associated or related businesses. A member may serve both on the Building Commission and the Electrical Commission of the city.
(C) Terms. Members of the Building Commission shall be appointed for terms of five years. Appointments to the Commission shall, as necessary, be staggered by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council to varying terms as determined by the Mayor so that the term of one member expires each year. All terms shall be based on years which commence on May 1 and end on April 30.
(D) Vacancies. All vacancies occurring on the Building Commission shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as original appointments. Vacancies shall be filled to complete only the unexpired term of the member in whose position the vacancy is created. Additionally, during the temporary absence of a member and alternate, if any, and for the continuation of the absence, the Mayor may designate a qualified substitute. The Mayor may further, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoint alternate members who may sit on the Building Commission in the absence of any regular members. The alternate shall meet the same qualifications required for regular members of the Building Commission and, while serving on the Building Commission, an alternate shall have the full power and authority of the regular member.
(E) Continuation in office. In the event of a vacancy or expiration of a term, the member then holding office shall continue as a member until his or her successor is both appointed by the Mayor and the appointment is concurred in by the City Council. The Mayor may, however, declare a position vacant in the event a term has expired prior to the appointment of a successor.
(F) Compensation. All members of the Building Commission shall serve without compensation for the services, provided that members shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with early authorized business of the Commission.
(G) Conflicts. A member of the Building Commission shall not pass on any question in which that member is engaged as a contractor or material dealer or in the preparation of plans or specifications or in which the member has any personal interest.
(1980 Code, § 11.1802) (Ord. 9042, passed 5-23-2005)