10 Procedure for Appointments to City Boards & Commissions

Home Browse Search

46 5. To preserve the continuity of experience, #{»F--two appointments each will be 47 made in e-ve:, iiLiiiihei years one aiid two of' the appointment cvcle and three 48 appointments in odd flUlilye-Ft years tlu•ee. In the case of the Paris Economic 49 Development Corporation, 4ii-ee-two appointments will be made in e-N~ 50 ~~~~~~+,~„-,,e,eTyears one and two of the appointnient cvcle and !NN(4-one appointments 51 in e~heFt years three. 52 6. Appointments are contingent upon attending an orientation workshop covering 53 ethics, the Public Information Act, and the Open Meetings Act. The orientation 54 workshop shall be conducted prior to appointees taking the oath of office. 55 ~ 7. Appointees are limited to a maximum of tliree--two consecutive full terms on the 56 same committee. If an appointee has prior consecutive service as the result of 57 filling a vacancy, prior service shall not be included in the count of three, 58 consecutive full terms. Additionally, service on other committees shall not be 59 included in the count of three, consecutive full terms. 60 8. Appointees shall be limited to service on no more than one standing board, 61 commission, or committee with legislative authority at one time. Appointees are 62 not prohibited from serving on additional ad hoc committees or standing boards, 63 commissions, or committees that are purely advisory. 64 65 TRANSITION 66 l. The years of service of committee members serving on the same committee 67 immediately prior to the adoption of these policies shall not be counted in the 68 calculation of maximum service time on that committee. 69 I 2. The first appointments made after adoption of these policies shall include fotff- 70 two one-year appointments, two two-vear appointment5 and three tw-othree-year 71 appointments. 72 3. In recognition of the importance of maintaining a continuity of experience on the 73 ~ committee, one-year and two-veai- appointments made after adoption of these 74 policies shall be reserved for current committee members. In the event that there 75 are more than four eligible current committee members seeking reappointment, 76 Council shall make four appointments from among that group. This provision 77 shall not restrict the Council from reappointing more than four current members 78 to the committee. 79 I 4. Appointees to a one-year or twc>-vear transitional term shall be eligible to serve an 80 additional tki-ee-two consecutive, full terms. 81 5. In the event that the first appointments made after the adoption of these policies 82 are made prior to the first regular council meeting in ehFuaf-y i•il 2008, those 83 terms shall be extended to include the time period priar to F~~~ ~Api•il 2008 84 and run through the next appointments in 41, ri 12009. 85 86 VACANCIES 87 1. Appointees to vacant positions will serve the remainder of their predecessor's 88 unexpired term. 89 2. Appointees filling vacancies shall meet with the City Secretary to review ethics, 90 the Public Information Act, and the Open Meetings Act prior to being sworn in. 91 I City of Paris Board, Commission, and Committee Policies Revised 021/3808/08