(A) Appointment. Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(B) Term of office.
(1) The initial appointment to the Code Enforcement Board shall be as follows:
(a) One member shall be appointed for a term of one year;
(b) One member shall be appointed for a term of two years; and
(c) One member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
(2) All subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years. A member may be reappointed, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(C) Alternate members. The Mayor may appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, two alternate members to serve on the 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 to regular members of the Code Enforcement Board.
(D) Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Code Enforcement Board shall be filled by the Mayor, subject to approval of the City Council within 60 days of the vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled within that time period, the remaining Board members shall fill the vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(E) Removal from office. A Board member may be removed from office by the Mayor for misconduct, inefficiency, or willful neglect of duty. The Mayor shall submit a written statement to the member and the City Council setting forth the reasons for removal. The member so removed shall have the right of appeal to the County Circuit Court.
(F) Oath. All members of the Code Enforcement Board must, before entering upon the duties of their office, take the oath of office prescribed by § 228 of the state’s Constitution.
(G) Members disallowed to hold other positions with city. No member of the Board shall hold any elected or nonelected office, paid or unpaid, or any position of employment with the city.
(Ord. 16-1101, passed 12-1-2016)