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Sec. 901. Appointments, removals, vacancies, terms. @.LExcept as otherwise specified in this charter, the member of each ofthe appointive boards and commissions shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the city council, subject in both appointment and removal by the affirmative votes of a majority of the members. For boards or commissions having at least seven (7) members, the citv council shall select seven (7) members from nominations made bv the council member (or the mavor in the case of the citv-wide seat) whose term coincides with that board or commission seat, (as determined bv the citv council in accordance with subsection (e) below, together with nominations from anv other member ofthe council. All other appointments shall be as determined bv this charter, or bv the citv council from time to time. Beginning with terms starting after the 2006 General Election, at least fiftv-percent (50%) of those persons nominated from time to time bv a council member shall be residents of the ward represented bv such council member. flU Vacancies from whatever cause arising shall be filled in the same manner. Upon a vacancy occurring leaving an unexpired portion of a term, any appointment to fill such vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of such term. All terms shall begin on the same date as citv councilmember terms as provided in section 400 of this charter. tl If a member of a board or commission absents himself from-tflree two (J2) regular meetings of such board or commission, consecutively, unless by permission of such board or commission expressed in its official minutes, or fails to attend at least one- half 0/2) of the regular meetings of such board or commission within a calendar vear, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elector of the city, IHsthe office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. @lExcept as otherwise provided in this section, the members of such boards and commissions shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified, but in no event shall any person be eligible for reappointment who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each, irrespective of what seat or seats the member is appointed to bv the citv council. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one seat shall be a citv-wide seat having a (2) vear term which coincides with that of the Mavor, and which shall be limited to four (4) consecutive terms of two (2) vears each. Short or partial terms (as defined for citv council in Section 401 of this Charter) shall not be considered. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the city council for a board or commission having more or less than seven (7) members, the terms ofthree (3) of the members of each such board or commission shall begin on the date of the beginning of the term of office of council members elected at every second general election commencing with the April, 1983 general election, aBtlthe terms ofthe remaiaiag three (3) other members shall begin on the date of the beginning of the term of office of council members elected at every second general election commencing with the November, 1984 general election, and one 0), as designated bv the citv council. shall coincide with the term of the mavor. It is the intent of this section that the term of office on boards and commissions shall be concurrent with 658-14