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shall be appointed by the Council and shall hold office until expiration of his/her term. Members shall serve a term of three (3) years except in the case of filling vacancies with unexpired terms. Each member may serve for no more than three (3) consecutive three (3) year terms. Partial terms do not count toward term limits. If a member has served three (3), three (3) year terms, that person is eligible to reapply for Commission membership, after a minimum of a one (1) year absence from the Commission. If that person is appointed, term limits would start over. In case of vacancy during the term of office of any member of the Commission, the City Council shall appoint a new member to serve the remainder of the term. A vacancy shall exist if any of the following occur: death; residence outside of the City; resignation; failure to serve; or removal from office. A failure to serve shall be deemed to exist if any member is absent from three (3) consecutive meetings, or is absent from four (4) meetings within a calendar year. For purposes of determining a failure to serve, a meeting shall be defined as any scheduled regular meeting. There shall be no excused absences for scheduled regular meetings. In addition to the regular commission members, the City Council may appoint up to one additional resident of the city who is the age of 18 or under and enrolled in high school to serve a one-year term on a commission as a youth commissioner. Youth commissioner terms expire on July 31 of each year. 2501.035. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. Commission members shall be subject to removal by a majority vote of the City Council. 2501.040. COMPENSATION. Members of the Parks and Recreation Commission may receive compensation as the City Council may provide by resolution. Youth Commissioners will not receive compensation. SECTION 3. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby appealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. In any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason found to invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance or any part thereof. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption and publication. Adopted this 1ST day of December, 2021 By: ________________________________ John T. Keis, Mayor Attest: _________________________________ Christopher Heineman, City Administrator AYES: NAYS: Published December 4, 2021