CHAPTER 4
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS

ARTICLE 5. COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS GENERALLY

SECTION:

§1200:    Terms Of Commission Or Board Members Limited

§1201:    Vacancy For Absence

§1202:    Residency

§1203:    Right Of Appeal

§1200 TERMS OF COMMISSION OR BOARD MEMBERS LIMITED

All members of commissions and boards appointed by the city council shall serve at the will and pleasure of the city council and may be removed at any time during their term of office with or without cause upon a motion of any council member and a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the city council. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a member of a commission or board may serve. (Ord. 559, §1, adopted 1964; Ord. 889, adopted 1989; Ord. 955, §1, adopted 1995; Ord. 1034, §1, adopted 2001)

§1201 VACANCY FOR ABSENCE

Any member of a commission or board who fails to attend three (3) meetings in any consecutive four (4) month period without the approval of the commission or board shall be automatically removed from office and his or her position shall be deemed vacant. The city council shall fill the resulting vacancy as any other vacancy thereon. (Ord. 559, §1, adopted 1964; Ord. 721, §1, adopted 1978; Ord. 935, §3, adopted 1993)

§1202 RESIDENCY

At the time of appointment, unless otherwise indicated, commission members shall be residents of the city. If commissioners move outside the city limits after appointment, their terms are thereby terminated. (Ord. 718, §6, adopted 1978; Ord. 804, §1, adopted 1983)

§1203 RIGHT OF APPEAL

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, individual members of the city council and the city manager shall have the right of appeal to the city council of any action taken by any commission, board or agency of the city. Appeals under this section of decisions by the planning commission shall comply with the following requirements: The appeal must be in writing, state the reasons for the appeal, and be filed with the city clerk within ten (10) days of the date of the decision was made. An appeal that does not comply with the requirements of this section is not valid and shall not be considered by the city council. (Ord. 770, §1, adopted 1981; Ord. 1049, §1, adopted 2003)