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s CITY OF LAKE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER REDUCE r OF COMMISSIONERSAND SIMPLIFY THE CHAPTER. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 111, Chapter 32, City Organizations, Sections 32.080-32.097, Parks Commission by amending the following language: 32.080 ESTABLISHMENT. A Parks Commission of the city is hereby continued. (1997 Code; § 225.01) 32.081 PURPOSE. The Parks Cornrnission is established to review and make recommendations to the Council on the future development of city parks, including the establishment of and improvements to the parks, and to make recommendations to the Council on policies governing the maintenance and public use of the parks within the city. (1997 Code, § 225.02) (Arn. Ord. 08-092, passed 10-15-2013) 32.082 COMPOSITION. The Parks Commission shall consist of votirr members - 1 r, The' members shall be appointed by the City Council for a 3-year terra. of : f, -h ry a, , ey 4 ry' a .,e;b, 4ve te-r ti . Appointment to an additional term(s) will be considered with the available applicant pool, its discretion, the City Council may adjust the lengths of tetras of office for Parks Commission members so that no more than one-half of the tertus expire in any given year. (1997 Code, § 225.03) (Am. Ord. 97-148, passed 2-15-2005; Am. Ord. 08-038, passed 1-25-2011) § 32.083 QUALIFICATIONS. Each member shall be a resident of the CiLy and Wwherever possible, Commission members should represent all geographical areas of the city and a cross-section of the population of the city at the time of appointments (1997 Code, § 225.04) § 32.084 REMOVAL. Any member ^f ak-e to r= may be removed by a Mgjorijy vote of the Council, for cause; Cause shall include but not be limited to having more than 3 consecutive unexcused absences or being absent from more than 1/3 of the meetings in any 1 calendar year. The Council may consider exceptional circumstances when applying this rule: (1997 Code, § 225.05) § 32.085 OFFICERS. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson; and a -Vice Chairperson, e _^¢ , . _ �from among its appointed members at the l e h r beginniqig of the New Year, for a terra of 1 year. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Commission, if present; and shall perform all other duties and functions assigned by the Commission or the Council. The Vice Chairperson shall perform these duties in the absence of the Chairperson. If a vacancy occurs in the Chairperson's office, the Vice Chairperson shall ass -Lime the Chairperson's duties for the remainder of the year; and a new Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Commission at a special election to be held at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting. i c t=l g, ,,,- s r•a, tare . , o o s4 6*7 (1997 Code, § 225.06)