[Amended 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1646]
A. 
The City Council may establish, consolidate or abolish any authority, board or commission. The Mayor shall nominate members to every board, commission or authority, with the approval of the Council. Effective no later than January 1, 1991, all boards, commissions and authorities shall serve as advisory bodies and not policy-making bodies, unless the Council shall otherwise ordain. Those who shall be exempt from this ruling shall be:
(1) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), Municipal Authority, was repealed 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1860.
(2) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), Parking Authority, was repealed 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 1979.
(3) 
Sewage Authority. Three members: five-year appointed terms.
(4) 
Civil Service Commission. Three members, being registered electors of the City, having four-year appointed terms, alternating such that no two terms shall expire in the same year.
[Amended 7-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2124]
(5) 
Zoning Hearing Board. Five members: three-year appointed terms.
(6) 
Aerobic Center Authority. Seven members: three-year appointed terms.
[Added 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. 1764; amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2131]
B. 
Those boards, commissions and authorities which shall be considered only advisory shall be:
(1) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(1), Recreation Board, as amended, was repealed 10-14-2019 by Ord. No. 2097.
(2) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(2), Environmental Review Board, was repealed 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1860.
(3) 
(Reserved)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(3), regarding the Aerobic Center Authority, was repealed 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. 1764.
(4) 
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(4), Shade Tree Commission, was repealed 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1860.
(5) 
Emergency Management. Three members: five-year appointed terms.
(6) 
Planning Commission. Nine members: four-year appointed terms.
[Amended 7-9-1990 by Ord. No. 1454]
C. 
The City Council will determine the policy decisions of any board, authority or commission; these powers are set forth in the Home Rule Charter, Act of 1988, August 20, Article XIII, § C-60 et seq. In addition thereto:
(1) 
All appointed members must have been residents of the City for at least six months prior to their appointment and must remain residents during their terms of appointment. Any board, commission or authority member who moves outside the City must resign. The Council will declare the position vacant and name a replacement.
(2) 
The Council reserves the right to set restrictions on specific boards, commissions or authorities if such membership would result in a conflict of interest and/or state ethics law violations.
(3) 
No citizen involved full- or part-time in the sales or transaction of business relating to the sales of real estate may be appointed by the Council to serve on the City Zoning Hearing Board or Planning Commission.
(4) 
Any member of any board who feels that a given matter may involve a conflict of interest will report that to the body and abstain from voting on that matter. Failure to do so may result in the Council requesting his resignation.
(5) 
All duly appointed members of all appointive bodies, commissions, boards and authorities shall be required to attend all scheduled regular and special meetings of their respective bodies, commissions, boards and authorities. If any person having been duly appointed shall neglect or refuse to attend three successive regular or special meetings of the appointive body, commission, authority or board without proper cause or reason, notice of which has been given to the body, he shall be removed forthwith from that appointive position by the Council.[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Art. X, Employee Code of Ethics, consisting of §§ 5-21 through 5-22.1, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 4-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1968. Former Art. XI, Rules and Regulations, consisting of §§ 5-23 through 5-25, as amended, and former Art. XII, E-mail, Internet and Other Electronic Communications Policy, added 10-11-1999 by Ord. No. 1778, consisting of §§ 5-26 through 5-28, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 10-8-2007 by Ord. No. 1956.