(A) Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(B) The initial appointment to a five (5) member Code Enforcement Board shall be as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed to a one (1) year term.
(2) Two (2) members appointed to a two (2) year term.
(3) Two (2) members appointed to a three (3) year term.
All subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three (3) years. A member may be reappointed, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(C) The Mayor may appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, two (2) alternate members to serve on the Code Enforcement Board in the absence of regular members. Alternate members shall meet all of the qualifications and shall be subject to all of the requirements that apply in regular members of the Code Enforcement Board.
(D) Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled by the Mayor, subject to approval of the City Council within sixty (60) days of vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled within that time period, the remaining Code Board Members shall fill the vacancy.
(E) A Code Board Member may be removed from office by the Mayor for misconduct, inefficiency, or willful neglect of duty. The Mayor must submit a written statement to the Member and the City Council setting forth the reasons for removal.
(F) All members of the Code Enforcement Board must, before entering upon the duties of their office, take the oath of office prescribed by Section 228 of the Kentucky Constitution.
(G) Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be reimbursed for actual expenses and compensated in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per month [meeting].
(H) No member of the Code Enforcement Board may hold any elected or non-elected office, paid or unpaid, or any position of employment with the city.
(Ord. 8-1998, passed - -98)