There is hereby created and established a commission to be known as the Community Relations Commission, consisting of seven (7) members to be appointed by the City Commission. All of the members of the Community Relations Commission shall be citizens of the City of Sandusky. The City Manager or his/her designee, a member of the Law Department, a member of the Police Department, and a member of the Community Development Department shall sit ex officio on the commission. The City Commission shall also appoint one of its members as a liaison. It is important that a Community Relations Commission be fully responsive to the diversity represented by the City of Sandusky's various racial, religious, national, cultural and ethnic groups. They shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred in connection with their duties as members of the Community Relations Commission subject to the pre-approval by the City Commission, the City Manager, and the Director of Finance.
Of the seven (7) members, one (1) shall be an employee, board member, or agent of a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, one (1) shall be of the clergy who is trained and ordained for religious service. The remaining five (5) members shall be citizens of the City of Sandusky.
Of the seven (7) members so appointed, two (2) shall be one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years and three (3) for three (3) years and thereafter appointments shall be for three (3) year terms. In the event of death or resignation of any members, his or her successor shall be appointed by the City Commission to serve for the unexpired term for which such member had been appointed.
The officers of the Community Relations Commission shall be Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. At the first meeting of each new calendar year in March, election of officers shall take place with nominations from the floor. The officers shall be elected by a majority vote. A member shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive years as Chairperson.
The Community Relations Commission shall meet four (4) times a year in March, June, September, and December at a date and time set by the Chairperson. However, the date and time of the quarterly meetings shall be established at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting in order to provide adequate notice to the public on the City's website of the date and time of the public meeting. The Chairperson, upon receiving a complaint or request for assistance and/or advice by the City Commission or City Manager shall call a special meeting within fourteen (14) days of
receipt of the complaint or request. The Chairperson shall notify the Commission Clerk of any special meetings scheduled in order to provide adequate notice to the public of the date, time, and place of the special meeting.
(Ord. 17-057. Passed 3-13-17.)