§ 11-4. Composition of board; qualifications; terms; vacancies; removal of member.

(a)

The board shall be composed of seven (7) members and three (3) alternate members and shall be appointed by the commission. Membership shall include, whenever possible, persons experienced in the following professions:

(1)

An architect.

(2)

A business person.

(3)

An engineer.

(4)

A general contractor.

(5)

A subcontractor.

(6)

A realtor.

(b)

Each member appointed to the board shall possess, in addition to experience or interest in the fields of zoning and building control, the following minimum qualifications:

(1)

Any architect and any engineer so appointed shall be registered under state law regulating the practice of architecture and engineering, respectively, or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states or shall have actual experience deemed by the commission to be equivalent to such registration.

(2)

Any general contractor or subcontractor so appointed shall possess a valid certificate of competency and a local business tax receipt recognized and accepted under state law and the ordinances of the city regulating the business of contracting or subcontracting and, where required, state registration as a contractor or subcontractor, or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states, or shall have actual experience deemed by the commission to be equivalent to such certification.

(3)

Any realtor shall be licensed under state law as either a real estate broker or a salesperson or shall possess similar qualifications under the laws of other states or shall have actual experience deemed by the commission to be equivalent to such licensing and shall hold a current and valid local business tax receipt issued by the city.

(4)

Any business person shall be actively engaged in any lawful business within the city and shall hold a current and valid local business tax receipt issued by the city or shall be an officer or employee of a business entity holding a local business tax receipt issued by the city.

(5)

Each member of the board shall be a resident of the city.

(c)

The initial appointments to the board shall be as follows:

(1)

Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year each;

(2)

Three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years each;

(3)

Two (2) members and three (3) alternate members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years each.

Thereafter, all appointments shall be made by the commission for a term of three (3) years.

(d)

Any member or alternate member may be reappointed. Appointments to fill any vacancy to the board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office.

(e)

When any board member fails to attend two (2) out of three (3) successive meetings without cause and without prior approval of the board chairperson, the board shall declare the member's office vacant and the commission shall promptly fill such vacancy. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and may be suspended and removed for cause. Any member who becomes a candidate for public elective office, or becomes an employee of the city, shall automatically forfeit his membership. When any board member fails to attend two (2) out of three (3) successive meetings which they are scheduled to attend without cause and without prior approval of the board chairperson, the board shall declare the member's office vacant and the commission shall promptly fill such vacancy.

(f)

An alternate member shall act only in the absence, or due to a disability or disqualification, of a regular board member.

( Ord. No. C-08-36, § 1, 7-15-08 )