(A) Formation.
(1) The authority shall be under the supervision and control of a board consisting of the Mayor of the city and the number of members required by this subchapter, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council. Upon the expiration of the terms of three of the current members in June 2005, the current membership of ten members shall be reduced to eight. At least five of the members shall be persons having an interest in property located in the downtown district. At least one of the members shall be a resident of the downtown district (who shall not have an interest in non-residential property in the district or in a business located in the district) if the downtown district has 100 or more persons residing within it. All of the members must either reside in the downtown district, have an interest in property located in the downtown district or have an interest in a business located in the downtown district. Any member who sells, conveys or removes their interest in property or a business or residency in the downtown district shall become ineligible to continue on the Board thereby creating a vacancy. A member shall hold office until the member’s successor is appointed. Each member shall serve for a term of four years. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made by the Mayor for the unexpired term only. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses. The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the Board.
(2) Before assuming the duties of office, a member shall qualify by taking and subscribing to the constitutional oath of office.
(B) Open Meetings Act compliance. The business which the Board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Board held in compliance with the Open Meeting Act, Act 267 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.261 to 15.275 (“OMA”). The OMA shall apply to all meetings at which a quorum of members of the Board are in attendance and to any committee which has been given decision making authority by the Board. Public notice of time, date and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Public Act 267 of 1976. With the exception of meetings held under M.C.L.A. § 15.268(a), at the request of the employee, any public meeting may be closed to the public after a roll call vote of two-thirds majority of the Board members. Minutes of all closed sessions shall be kept pursuant to the requirements of the OMA. Minutes of all public meetings of the Board shall be filed with the City Clerk within eight days of the public meeting. The Board shall adopt rules consistent with Public Act 267 of 1976 governing its procedure and the holding of regular meetings, subject to the approval of the City Council. Special meetings may be held if called in the manner provided in the rules of the Board.
(C) Removal of members. Pursuant to notice and after having been given an opportunity to be heard, a member of the Board may be removed for cause by the City Council. Removal of a member is subject to review by the Circuit Court.
(Prior Code, § 28-32) (Ord. 1223-B, passed 4-4-2005)