(a) Appointment. The commission on disability issues shall be composed of eleven (11) members, who shall serve without compensation as follows: The mayor and each council member shall individually appoint one (1) member of the commission. In addition, the city manager shall appoint four (4) members of the commission.
(b) Terms.
(1) The term of those commission members appointed by the mayor and council individually shall be coterminous with that of the appointing elected official.
(2) The term of those commission members appointed by the city manager shall be for a term of four (4) years.
(c) Qualifications.
(1) The seven (7) members of the commission on disability issues appointed individually by the mayor and council shall be individuals with disabilities; that is, persons who have a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one (1) or more of their major life activities.
(2) The four (4) members of the commission on disability issues appointed by the city manager shall be representatives of agencies and employers dedicated to serving the needs of individuals with disabilities or persons possessing special expertise in dealing with the problems of individuals with disabilities.
(Ord. No. 4960, § 1, 4-9-79; Ord. No. 7174, § 2, 4-17-89; Ord. No. 7264, § 1, 8-7-89; Ord. No. 7820, § 1, 5-18-92; Ord. No. 10871, § 1, 1-19-11; Ord. No. 11355, § 1, 5-3-16)
Editors Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 7264, adopted Aug. 7, 1989, increased the term of office in subsection (b)(2) from 3 to 4 years. Section 2 specified that these members who were serving 3-year terms prior to the enactment of the ordinance would have their terms extended to 4 years.