(A) There is hereby created the Fair Housing Board to consist of five members who shall not hold any public office at the municipal, county, state, or federal level at any time while a member of the Board. Any duly appointed Board member who is running for any public office shall be automatically disqualified from further membership on the Board. The day the Board member files petitions with the County Board of Elections shall be the date on the disqualification. At least one person on the Board must be a federally recognized ethnic minority.
(B) Two board members shall be appointed by the Fayette County Commissioners, two Board members shall be appointed by the city, and the fifth member shall be the Executive Director of the Fayette Metropolitan Housing Authority and shall have a permanent position on the Board. The members shall be appointed for the following terms of office:
APPOINTED BY TERM COMMENCING TERMINATING
Fayette Co. Commissioners One Year October 11, 1995 October 12, 1996
Washington City Council Two Years October 11, 1995 October 12, 1997
Fayette Co. Commissioners Three Years October 11, 1995 October 12, 1998
Washington City Council Four Years October 11, 1995 October 12, 1999
Executive Director
Fayette Metropolitan
Housing Authority Permanent October 11, 1995 No Termination
(C) The Fayette County Commissioners and the Washington City Council shall fill all vacancies by appointment for their respective appointees for the unexpired term. A Board member whose term has expired shall be eligible for reappointment to the Board by the respective elected bodies. After expiration of the initial appointments, a member appointed to the Board shall serve for four years.
(D) A Fair Housing Coordinator shall be appointed by the Fair Housing Board.
(E) Any member of the County Commissioners and City Council may recommend the removal of any of their respective members of the Board for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office to the full Board of Commissioners or City Council. The County Commissioners and City Council may remove their member on the Board from office by the vote of two-thirds of the legislative body only after having first given to such member a copy of the charges against the member and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in their own defense; and any such removal shall be final.
(F) Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business thereof. A vacancy on the Board shall not impair the right of the other members to exercise all the powers of the Board.
(G) Each member of the Board shall serve without salary, but shall be paid necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of the business of the Board.
(Ord. 31-95, passed 12-13-95)