(A) Four regular members and one alternate member appointed by the Council shall be appointed for a three-year term, beginning July 1 of the fiscal year of their appointment.
(B) One regular member appointed by the County Board of Commissioners shall be appointed for a three-year term beginning July 1 of the year of his or her appointment.
(C) To provide for overlapping terms, four regular members appointed by the Council shall be appointed for an initial term of two years, beginning July 1 of the fiscal year of their appointment. At the end of this initial two-year term and thereafter, the members shall be appointed to a full three-year term.
(D) To provide for overlapping terms, one regular member and one alternate member appointed by the County Board of Commissioners shall be appointed for an initial term of two years, beginning July 1 of the fiscal year of their appointment. At the end of this initial two-year term and thereafter, the members shall be appointed to a full three-year term.
(E) In filling vacancies caused by resignations of existing members, the Council and County Board of Commissioners may appoint certain members for less than three years, to the end that thereafter the terms of all members shall not expire at the same time.
(F) The Town Council may remove a member as deemed necessary.
(G) Meeting attendance.
(1) Absences caused by illness, injury, death, bereavement, personal emergency, or other similar situations shall be recognized as an excused absence. Excused absences are generally defined as medical or family emergencies or unavoidable business/personal conflicts.
(2) Any member who, within a fiscal year beginning July 1, is absent from more than four regular meetings, accumulates two consecutive unexcused absences, or accumulates more than three unexcused absences, shall be replaced. No member may be granted excused absences for more than four regular meetings.
(3) In the event of long-term absence due to illness, medical procedure, injury, or other extenuating significant personal circumstance, the Board may deem it necessary and appropriate to grant a leave of absence until the affected Board Member is able to return. Absences accrued during an approved leave of absence period shall not be subject to the provisions stated above.
(1992 Code, § 32.82) (Ord. O-31-08119900, passed 11-8-1999; Ord. passed 4-14-2008; Am. Ord. 10-O-207, passed 3-8-2010; Am. Ord. 10-O-238, passed 8-9-2010; Am. Ord. 12-O-291, passed 6-11-2012)