(a) Members. The CFSHE shall be composed of twelve (12) voting members, who shall serve without compensation. Members shall be appointed by mayor and council from the following nominations:
Two (2) members nominated by Local First Arizona, at least one (1) of which represents local restaurants or stores that purchase locally grown foods;
Two (2) members nominated by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona;
One (1) member nominated by the Pima County Food Alliance;
One (1) member nominated by the Southwest Folklife Alliance/Tucson Meet Yourself;
One (1) member nominated by Native Seeds/SEARCH;
One (1) member nominated by the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance;
One (1) member nominated by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum;
One (1) member nominated by the University of Arizona College of Public Health;
One (1) member nominated by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and
One (1) member nominated by the Pima County Health Department.
(b) Qualifications. Members should be actively engaged in work or have technical expertise in the areas of food access and security; local food heritage; or local food production, distribution, or commercial purchasing/use. Members must reside or work within the Tucson metropolitan area.
(c) Terms and reappointment. Members shall serve for a term of four (4) years and may be re-appointed for up to one (1) additional term of four (4) years, but in no event may any individual serve more than a total of eight (8) continuous years.
(Ord. No. 11266, § 1, 5-5-15; Ord. No. 11649, § 1, 5-21-19)