(a) Composition and qualifications. The community police advisory review board shall be composed of ten (10) members. All voting members shall be residents of the city and shall not have ever been convicted of a felony. No voting member shall currently be a peace officer.
(b) Appointment. The mayor and each councilmember shall appoint one (1) voting member of the board. Should an appointment not be made within thirty (30) days of when the position becomes available, the appointment can be made by a majority vote of the mayor and council. The city manager, the chief of police, and the police employee's labor representation group, recognized by the city, shall each designate a representative to serve on the board as a continuing ex-officio, nonvoting member. In the event that there is no police employee's labor representation group recognized by the city, the chief of police shall designate one (1) commissioned officer within the department who holds a rank no greater than sergeant to serve on the board as a continuing ex-officio, nonvoting member.
(c) Diversity of advisory members. As provided in section 10A-137 the board may appoint up to four (4) additional nonvoting advisory members. The appointment of advisory members shall be made so as to enhance the diversity of the board. Advisory members are required to meet the same qualifications as appointed, voting members.
(d) Term. All appointments shall be for four-year terms, except that members appointed by the mayor and each councilmember shall not serve beyond the term of the mayor or councilmember making such appointment. Ex-officio members serve at the pleasure of the individual or group they represent. As per Tucson Code, section 10A-137, the term of advisory members is not to exceed two (2) years.
(e) Attendance. A member (to include advisory members) of the board who misses four (4) consecutive meetings for any reason or who fails to attend for any reason at least forty (40) percent of the meetings called in a calendar year is automatically removed as a member of the board.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 9928, § 1, 1-26-04; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)