(a) Appointed Members. The term of office of appointed members shall be coterminous with the office of the appointing supervisor. The term of office of the appointed members-at-large shall be coterminous with the office of the appointing Chairperson of the Board. The initial terms of the appointed members shall be for two or four years as determined by the Board of Supervisors at the time of appointment to allow for staggered terms within each district and for the members-at-large.
(b) Professional Members. The term of office for professional members shall be four years.
(c) Representative Members. The term of office of the representative members shall be coterminous with the term of office for the chairs of the Regional Council on Aging.
(d) Conditions of Term of Office.
(1) Consecutive Terms.
(A) Appointed Members. No appointed commissioner shall serve more than two consecutive terms unless specifically permitted by the Board of Supervisors because of unusual circumstances.
(B) Professional Members. No professional member shall serve more than two consecutive terms unless specifically permitted by the Board of Supervisors because of unusual circumstances.
(2) Vacancies and Removals. The unexpired term for vacancies on the Commission, from whatever cause, except temporary vacancies as hereinafter provided, shall be filled as follows:
(A) Appointed Members. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing supervisor. Any appointed member may be removed from the Commission prior to the expiration of his or her term at the pleasure of the appointing supervisor.
(B) Professional Members. Vacancies may be filled by the Board of Supervisors using recommendations from the Director of the Department of Aging and Adult Services. Any professional member may be removed from the Commission by the Board of Supervisors or by a two-thirds majority vote of the commissioners present at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission after having announced such intent at the previous meeting.
(C) Representative Members. Any member designated by a chair of the Regional Council on Aging may be removed from the Commission prior to the expiration of his or her term at the pleasure of the appropriate Council on Aging or by a two-thirds vote of the Commission.
(3) Temporary Vacancies. A member of the Commission may be granted a leave of absence by the source of the seat and a temporary vacancy shall thereupon exist for a period of such leave of absence.
During the period of such temporary vacancy, the supervisor concerned or the selecting authority may fill such vacancy by a temporary appointment to said Commission, provided, however, that the period of such temporary appointment shall not exceed the period of the regularly appointed term.
(4) Automatic Termination of Appointment. The appointment of any member of the Commission who has been absent from three consecutive regular or special meetings, or 50 percent of such meetings in a 12-month period, and who has failed to notify the Commission, prior to or as soon thereafter as possible, concerning such absence(s), shall automatically terminate as hereinafter set forth.
The Director of the Department of Aging and Adult Services shall report the attendance record of each member of said Commission to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the end of each six- month period. The first report is to be made on the first day of the sixth month following adoption of this Section. The appointment of any member who was absent without notice, as defined above, as shown on said attendance report, shall be terminated effective the date said report is filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall notify any member whose appointment has automatically terminated and report to the supervisor or the selecting authority concerned that a vacancy exists on said Commission and that an appointment should be made for the unexpired term.
(Ord. 1827, passed - -1973; Am. Ord. 2783, passed - -1983; Am. Ord. 3139, passed - -1987; Am. Ord. 3554, passed - -1993; Am. Ord. 3656, passed - -1996; Am. Ord. 3897, passed - -2003)