132.02 MEMBERSHIP, TERM AND ORGANIZATION.
(a) The Board of Appeals shall consist of five members and three alternate members, appointed by the Mayor. One member and one alternate member shall each be a member of City Council, and the remaining four members and two alternate members shall be citizen members. The citizen members shall reside in the City of Shaker Heights, and shall not hold other public office or employment with the City of Shaker Heights or the Shaker Heights Board of Education. As to not more than one of the four citizen members, Council may waive the requirement that such member hold no other public office with the School Board. At least two of the citizen members shall have expertise or substantial experience in one of the following fields: law, real estate, housing management, construction or other housing, health or safety field, provided that such professionals are, in fact, available in the community, as determined by the Mayor.
(b) The Board members and alternate members shall be appointed by the Mayor to two-year, calendar year terms, and shall be confirmed by Council. The terms of the four citizen members and two alternate members shall be staggered. Two members and one alternate member shall be appointed in even numbered years and two members and one alternate member shall be appointed in odd numbered years.
(c) Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired terms in the same manner as regular appointments and confirmations. A vacancy shall be filled within sixty (60) days from the date the vacancy occurs, unless a greater period of time is reasonably necessary, as determined by the Mayor. In the case of temporary absence or disability of any member, a member may be appointed and confirmed in the manner provided above to serve during such temporary absence or disability. Such temporary member shall possess all of the qualifications of a regular member, and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as a regular member during the term of his or her appointment.
(d) The Mayor shall appoint the chairperson of the Board annually. The Director of Law or the designee of the Director shall serve as Secretary to the Board for the purpose of receiving appeals, sending notice of hearings and decisions, maintaining notes, recordings and any other record of hearings, and preparing the record of hearing for filing in the Court of Common Pleas in any appeal from a decision of the Board.
(e) In case of the absence or disqualification of any member from any meeting for any reason, the Secretary to the Board or his or her designee, shall request the attendance of one or more of the alternate members to serve in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
(Ord. 07-77. Enacted 7-23-07.)