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<br />Exhibit E <br /> <br />Sec. 901. Appointments, removals, vacancies, terms. <br /> <br />@lExcept as otherwise specified in this charter, the member of each of the <br />appointive boards and commissions shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the <br />city council, subject in both appointment and removal by the affirmative votes of a <br />majority of the members, For boards or commissions havinq at least seven (7) <br />members, the citv council shall select seven (7) members from nominations made bv <br />the council member (or the mavor in the case of the citv-wide seat) whose term <br />coincides with that board or commission seat. (as determined bv the citv council in <br />accordance with subsection (e) below, toqether with nominations from anv other <br />member of the council. All other appointments shall be as determined bv this charter, or <br />bv the citv council from time to time. Beqinninq with terms startinq after the 2006 <br />General Election, at least fiftv-percent (50%) of those persons nominated from time to <br />time bva council member shall be residents of the ward represented bv such council <br />member. At the request of a council member, this rule mav be waived bva 2/3 vote of <br />the Citv Council for anv one appointment if the requestinq member is unable to find a <br />qualified and acceptable ward resident to nominate. For purposes of this rule, <br />residencv is onlv required at the time of nomination. <br /> <br />fQ} Vacancies from whatever cause arising shall be filled in the same manner. <br />Upon a vacancy occurring leaving an unexpired portion of a term, any appointment to fill <br />such vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of such term, All terms shall beqin on <br />the same date as citv council member terms as provided in section 400 of this charter. <br /> <br />&If a member of a board or commission absents himself from-tMee two (J~) <br />regular meetings of such board or commission, consecutively, unless by permission of <br />such board or commission expressed in its official minutes, or fails to attend at least <br />one-half (1/2) of the reqular meetinqs of such board or commission within a calendar <br />vear, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified <br />elector of the city, ffisthe office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city <br />council. <br /> <br />fQLExcept as otherwise provided in this section, the members of such boards <br />and commissions shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their respective <br />successors are appointed and qualified, but in no event shall any person be eligible for <br />reappointment who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each. <br />irrespective of what seat or seats the member is appointed to bv the citv council. <br />Notwithstandinq the foreqoinq, one seat shall be a citv-wide seat havinq a (2) vear term <br />which coincides with that of the Mavor, and which shall be limited to four (4) consecutive <br />terms of two (2) vears each, Short or partial terms (as defined for city council in Section <br />401 of this Charter) shall not be considered. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of <br />the city council for a board or commission having more or less than seven (7) members, <br />the terms of three (3) of the members of each such board or commission shall begin on <br />the date of the beginning of the term of office of council members elected at every <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-2715 <br />Page 10 of 16 <br /> <br />11 B-1 0 <br />