There is hereby established the Mount Airy Community Public Cable Television
Commission. The Commission shall consist of five members to be appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The original appointment
shall be made in such manner that the term of one member shall expire on July
1, 1984, the term of another is to expire on July 1, 1985, the term of another
is to expire on July 1, 1986, the term of another is to expire on July 1,
1987, and the term of the remaining member is to expire on July 1, 1988. Their
successors shall be appointed for terms of five years from the date of expiration
of their respective terms of office, except that any person appointed to fill
a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term and any member of the Commission
shall be eligible for reappointment.
The Mayor shall name one member, so appointed, as Chairman of the Commission
and shall name from time to time all successor Chairmen of the Commission
as vacancies in that office occur. Three members of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum. The members of the Commission shall not be entitled to compensation
for their services but may be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred
in the performance of their duties, provided that funds for such reimbursement
shall have been authorized in the budget of the Town. The Mayor and President
of the Council shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission,
shall be entitled to be present at all Commission meetings and to participate
in its deliberations.