A. 
Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution, or unless by the very nature of a situation the provisions of this section may not be made applicable, all members of boards and commissions of the city shall be appointed for three-year terms commencing on July 1st of the year of appointment; provided, that interim vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term of the member replaced. This rule shall not, however, apply in regard to a newly established board or commission to which initial appointments are made on a staggered-term basis; provided, that the longest such term shall not exceed three years commencing with the July 1st next following the appointment.
B. 
Any member of a board or commission may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the city council, except in cases where the mayor or city council are not the appointing authority (in which cases such regular appointing authority may exercise this power of removal). If a member is absent from three consecutive regular meetings or from twenty-five percent of the duly scheduled meetings of the board or commission within one fiscal year, the matter will be brought before the city council for consideration of the possible removal of the member. Except in cases where the mayor or city council are not the appointing authority, no person shall be appointed to and serve substantially more than two full consecutive terms upon any single board or commission, and any person who has served substantially two full consecutive terms shall not be reappointed to the same board or commission until at least the time equal to one full term has elapsed.
C. 
Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution of the city council, all members of boards and commissions of the city appointed by the city council shall be initially, and during their incumbencies, bona fide residents and registered voters of the city, except the licensed architect and landscape architect of the architectural review committee and two members of the public arts commission, may come from throughout the Coachella Valley. The appointment of a non-resident made under this provision shall be limited to a term of one year. No such member at or during such time shall be an employee of the city.
D. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section relating to limiting the terms of board and commission members, residency, and relating to reappointment thereof, the city council may, at any time, in the best interest of the city, upon the affirmative votes of any four members of the city council, waive the term limit provisions of subsection B, and reappoint any member of a board or commission of the city for one additional term.
E. 
When deemed necessary or appropriate by the city council, and with the affirmative vote of not less than four members of the city council, any board or commission appointed by the city council may be placed on indefinite hiatus status. When on hiatus, the board or commission shall not hold official meetings or perform any duty or task of the board or commission.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1981; Ord. 381 § 2, 1993; Ord. 726 § 1, 2013; Ord. 734 § 1, 2014; Ord. 793 § 1, 2017; Ord. 852 § 1, 2021)
Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution, each board and commission of the city shall annually at its first meeting held after June 30th, choose one of its number as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. Each chairperson and vice chairperson shall have authority and perform such duties as are commonly associated with their respective titles, or as may be specially prescribed by law or by the bylaws or other rules of the board or commission. Vacancies in either such position occurring prior to July 1st may be filled as in the first instance, and a new chairperson or vice chairperson may be chosen at any time by majority vote of all members of the board or commission.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1981)