§ 2.38.020. Membership

A. The commission shall consist of five members who shall be lawful residents of the city and electors during their respective terms of office. A lawfully resident nonelector may also serve on the commission provided that he or she has a pending application for citizenship at the time of his or her commission appointment. Each city councilmember shall nominate a commissioner for appointment by the city council. The city council may reappoint a commissioner to an unlimited number of terms. The city council, by a majority vote of the entire council, may remove a commissioner from office with or without cause. A councilmember may remove a commissioner by written notice to the city council and may thereafter nominate a new person who shall serve for the balance of the term upon council approval unless earlier removed by the council or the appointing councilmember.

B. Commissioners nominated by individual councilmembers shall have a term lasting for the lesser of two (2) years or until the expiration of the term of the councilmember who nominated that commissioner. Notwithstanding the expiration of a term, a commissioner shall continue until his or her successor has been appointed.

C. If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, a new commissioner shall be appointed in the manner as set forth in this section and shall serve the unexpired portion of the term.

D. The commission may appoint or reappoint a high school student lawfully resident in the city as a nonvoting commissioner for a one-year term.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2010-274, § 5, 4-28-2010)