[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:
(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:
(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.