85A - SPECIAL ELECTION ORD MAYORAL TERM LIMITS CHARTER AMEND

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Exhibit G Sec. 901. Appointments,removals, vacancies, terms. ( .@LExcept as otherwise specified in this charter, the member of each of the 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 havina 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 city-wide seat) whose term coincides with that board or commission seat. (as determined bv the city council in accordance with subsection (e) below. toaether with nominations from . anv other member of the council. All other appointments shall be as determined bv this charter. or by the city council from time to time. Beainnina with terms startina 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. At thereauest of a council member. this rule may be waived by a 213 vote of the. City Council for anyone aooointment if the reauestina member is unable to find a aualified and acceotable ward resident to nominate. For ourooses of this rule. residency is only reauired at the time of nomination. .au 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 beain on the same date as city council member terms as provided in section 400 of this charter. E: !fLlf a member of a board or commission absents himself from three two (~~) 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 (1/2) of the reaular meetinas 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, ffisthe office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. !QLExcept 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. Notwithstandina the foreaoina. one seat shall be a citv-wide seat havina 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 of three (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, aA4the ( Ordinance No. Page 12 of 18 85A-12