Appendix 1539. APPOINTMENT AND TERMS

a

Appointment. Members of the Audit Commission shall be appointed by the City Council. All members of the Commission shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.

b

Removal. All members of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed upon motion of the City Council adopted by at least three (3) affirmative votes. A member of the Audit Commission shall automatically be deemed removed from office upon certification of election of that member to the City Council as provided in Section 1305b of this Code, or upon the occurrence of four (4) absences from Commission meetings within any twelve (12) consecutive month period, excluding any such absences as may be excused by action of the City Council.

c

Terms of Office. The terms of office of the three (3) current Audit Commission members who were appointed in 2015 shall expire on March 1, 2019. The terms of office of the two (2) other Audit Commission members are hereby extended to March 1, 2021. The term of each said office shall thereafter be for four (4) years commencing on the expiration date of each office as prescribed hereinabove.

d

Limitation on Consecutive Terms of Office. For all terms that commence after January 1, 2017, no person shall be eligible to serve more than two (2) consecutive four-year terms on the Audit Commission. A term of office that commenced prior to January 1, 2017, shall not be counted when determining the number of consecutive terms a Commissioner has served.

(Ord. No. 1022, Sec. 1, 3-20-89; Ord. No. 1058, Sec. 3, 3-18-91; Ord. No. 1234, Sec. 1, 4-2-01; Ord. No. 1255, Sec. 2, 8-19-02; Ord. No. 1331, Sec. 2, 3-6-07; Ord. No. 1434, Sec. VI, 5-21-13; Ord. No. 1481, Sec. II, 5-16-17)