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Alternate Parks Commission Members Pg. 3 Sec. 2-197. - Organization and membership. (a) Members appointed. The parks, recreation and open space commission shall consist of seven - members, all eligible voters in the city. All members shall be appointed by the mayor with city council --approval. Consideration in making appointments shall be given to having one or more residents - --residing in each ward and school district of the city appo inted to the commission, though ------------- --representation from each such section of the city is not required. (b) Terms of service. All members appointed by the mayor with council approval shall be appointed for - staggered three-year terms. *(c) Alternate members appointed. Alternate members shall be appointed by the Mayor and -- -approved by the City Council. In the event of a planned or unplanned absence of a sitting commission -member, an alternate member shall temporally fill the seat of the absent member and exercise all --- -powers within the bounds of the Parks Commission. Alternate members shall be appointed for three- -year terms. (d) Removal from office. Commission members may be removed from office by the city council for: (1) Changing their place of residence to a location outside the corporate boundaries of the city, or otherwise not meeting the requirements for office; (2) Failure to perform their official duties, including not attending called and noticed meetings; (3) Behavior disruptive to the good order and efficiency of the commission; (4) Committing an act of moral turpitude. (e) Vacancies. Appointments made to fill a vacancy on the commission that occurs during a normal term -of office shall be made for the balance of the term remaining. (f) Officers. A chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be appointed annually from the membership of the commission by the mayor, with approval of the city council. The commission may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. The chairperson, or vice -chairperson in the absence of the chairperson, shall: (1) Preside over meetings of the commission. (2) Represent the commission, or appoint a person to represent the commission before the city council on matters pertaining to the commission. (3) Certify official written documents of the commission. (g) Individual commissioners as petitioners. No commissioner shall take part in the consideration of - -any matter in which he or she is the applicant, petitioner, or appellant, nor in the consideration of any -action in which he or she has a direct financial interest. (h) Compensation. Commissioners shall serve without compensation. (Prior Code, § 185-050; Ord. No. 2007-411, § 1, 9-4-2007; Ord. No. 2013-467, 12-2-2013)