A. Number of members. The commission has 15 members.
1. Each councilmember shall recommend one member for appointment (eight members total);
2. The mayor shall recommend one member for appointment; and
3. The Personnel and Public Employees Committee shall recommend six members for appointment:
a. One must be a representative of a bona fide taxpayer organization.
b. One must have professional or personal experience with housing, affordable housing, homelessness, or rental housing issues.
c. One must be at least 16 years old and not older than 22 years old at the time of appointment.
d. One must have professional experience with business, economic development, or workforce development.
e. One must have professional experience with community trauma, mental health, or community-based crime reduction.
f. One must have professional experience with youth-focused, adult education, public health, or environmental justice organizations.
B. Qualifications. In addition to any requirements or restrictions in chapter 2.40:
1. No member shall have a direct or indirect interest, distinguishable from the interest of the public generally, in any appropriation of the transactions and use tax revenues. Indirect interest includes but is not limited to an owner, officer, employee, or business entity that directly receives transactions and use tax revenue. (Ord. 2024-0039 § 1)