(A) There shall be nine (9) voting members of the committee, all to be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. Members on the committee shall be actively engaged in the profession of the building construction industry. Members are more specifically to be appointed from the following organizations or professions: two (2) members from residential construction, one member each from commercial construction, electrical construction, mechanical construction, plumbing construction, the architectural profession, and the engineering profession, and one member at large.
(B) There shall be two (2) additional ex officio members as follows: the building official and a member of the city council.
(C) Tenure of office for the voting members of the committee shall be as follows:
1. The nine (9) members of the advisory committee to the building inspection department are to be appointed on a staggered term basis as follows: the first three (3) members shall be appointed for three (3) years, the next three (3) members shall be appointed for two (2) years, and the last three (3) members shall be appointed for one year.
2. Thereafter, the term of each member shall be three (3) years.
3. The two (2) ex officio members shall hold membership corresponding to their tenures of office or employment in the city administration.
(D) Vacancies of membership of the committee shall be filled by appointment by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
(E) Any member of the committee may be removed after public hearing by a majority vote of the city council.
(F) Members of the committee shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and shall serve without compensation.
(G) The committee shall elect a chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary and shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and make written records of all meetings, resolutions, determinations and recommendations, which records shall be kept as a permanent public record. A minimum of five (5) members of the committee shall constitute a quorum to conduct business or pass an issue. A majority vote of the members present will pass any issue decided by the committee.
(H) The committee shall hold meetings at designated times and places and at such intervals as it shall deem necessary, and all meetings shall be open to the public. (Ord. 2968, 5-4-2009)