§ 12.5-9. Human relations commission of the city.

(a)

The human relations commission (commission) of the city shall consist of seven (7) members.

(b)

The members of the commission shall be appointed by the city council.

(c)

No member shall hold any city elected or appointed office or be a candidate for any such office. As nearly as is reasonably possible, the membership of the commission shall be fairly representative of all of the several economic, religious, cultural, ethnic and racial groups that comprise the population of the city. The city council shall develop a list of community, civic and professional organizations that shall be invited to make suggestions for appointments to the commission.

(d)

Commission members shall be appointed to three-year staggered terms with each term beginning on August 1. The first terms shall expire as follows:

Position 1, expires 7/31/99

Position 2, expires 7/31/99

Position 3, expires 7/31/00

Position 4, expires 7/31/00

Position 5, expires 7/31/01

Position 6, expires 7/31/01

Position 7, expires 7/31/01

No member shall serve for more than six (6) consecutive years nor be appointed for more than two (2) full terms.

(e)

All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. A member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed by the city council and shall continue to hold office after the successor has been appointed by the city council for the limited purpose of the disposition of all complaints filed during that member's term. New members shall assume the duties of office with respect to all complaints initiated after the previous member's term.

(Ord. 97-48, § 2, 6-26-97; Ord. No. 98-64, § 2, 7-23-98)