§ 2.068. Limitation on successive terms of office.

(a)

A person may not be appointed to a term of office on a city board or commission if the person has served two consecutive terms of office on the board or commission immediately prior to the term for which the appointment is being considered.

(b)

For purposes of this section, a person is deemed to have served a term of office on a board or commission if the person serves more than one-half of a regular term of office on the board or commission.

(c)

This section does not apply to appointments to boards and commissions to which the city exercises appointment authority over only one position or to appointments to boards and commissions where limitations on successive terms of office differ from those prescribed in this section which are specifically established by ordinance, by the Charter or by state law.

(d)

This section does not apply where good cause exists to appoint a person for a third consecutive term. For this purpose, good cause includes but is not limited to circumstances in which more than one-half of the members of a board or commission are inexperienced with the work of the board or commission, in which case members may be reappointed for only one additional term.

(e)

A person who is not eligible for reappointment to a board or commission under this section remains ineligible for a period of one year from the date the person's term expires.

(f)

A person who is not eligible for reappointment to a board or commission under this section is eligible for appointment to any other board or commission.

(Code 1970, § 2-55; Ord. No. 1999-66, § 1, 8-9-99)