A person is eligible for appointment to a board or commission
of the city if the person:
(1) Has
been a citizen of the city for twelve (12) continuous months prior
to the date of appointment;
(2) Has
obtained the age of eighteen (18) years prior to the date of appointment;
(3) Has
never been convicted of and is not currently charged with a felony
or a crime involving moral turpitude;
(4) Is
not delinquent on any ad valorem tax due the city; and
(5) Qualified
voter of the city.
(Ordinance 2016-01-00826, sec. 1,
adopted 1/7/16)
After appointment to a board or commission, a person may become disqualified if any of the qualifications listed in section
1.05.001 are found to be untrue at the time of appointment. In addition, if any board or commission member subsequently moves his or her primary residence from the city, then a vacancy shall exist on the subject board or commission and a new member shall be appointed in the manner provided herein.
(1995 Code, sec. 2-71)
(a) All
members of any board, commission or corporation of the city shall
be appointed by a majority of the city council. The members of any
board, commission or corporation shall be appointed for staggered
terms of two (2) years. The initial appointment or reappointment of
the members of boards, commissions or corporations by the council
shall be in November of each year. At the time of initial appointment,
the council shall designate which members shall serve a two-year term
and which members shall serve a one-year term; and, in November of
each succeeding year thereafter, the council shall select replacements
for those members whose terms have expired. Vacancies and unexpired
terms shall be appointed by the council for the remainder of the term.
No person related to the mayor or any member of the city council within
the first degree by consanguinity or affinity shall be eligible to
serve on any city board, commission, corporation or committee.
(b) Except
as otherwise required by state law, a person appointed by the city
council to any board, commission or corporation is not subject to
term limits.
(Ordinance 2015-10-00822 adopted 10/1/15)