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Per Council direction, City staff has modified the following sections of the City Code; General Conditions -Division 1: Section 2-63 (Subd 1-5) Term Limits; New Language -Section 2-63. Terms Limits. (1) Planning Commission members will be allowed to serve four consecutive terms or a maximum of twelve years (2) All other commission and committee member appointments will be allowed to serve three consecutive terms or a maximum of nine years. (3) Effective April 1, 2010, the City Council will begin enforcing the term limits on current conunission or committee members who have served for three or four consecutive teens. (4) If a cornxnission or committee member is appointed by the City Council to complete the term of an individual that has resigned or been removed by the City Council, the time served by the coni nission or conunittee member to complete the remainder of an existing term will not count towards the term limit requirements set forth by the City, (S) A commission or committee member that has served the maximum number of terms allowed by the City is required to take a one year break from serving on that particular commission or committee. The member may apply for reappointment to a different commission or committee after their terin limit has expired. General Conditions -Division 1: Section 2-64 (Subd 1-3) Chairperson; Current Language Section 2-63. Chairperson. (1) Each commission shall annually elect a chairperson at the first meeting following the appointment of members. The chairperson will be expected to provide leadership for the commission and to facilitate the conduct of regular meetings. (2) The criteria in this Subsection shall be used when selecting the chairperson. A. The member has a served a minimum of three years on the commission. B. The member has a good attendance record and expects to be able to make all meetings while serving as chairperson. C. The member has demonstrated leadership and involvement in past activities of the commission. D. The member has demonstrated the ability to understand and further the City's overall mission, specifically relating to the commission's responsibilities. (3) The City Council may remove a chairperson if it determines the member has misused his or her position to the detriment of the commission's effectiveness or has caused unnecessary legal or financial liability for the City. (Ord. No. 610, 12-13-94; Code of 2001) Proposed Language Section 2-64. Chairperson. C:\Documents and Settings\kbruno\Local Settings\Tcmporaty Internet Files�OLK58Vuly 7 2009 Work Session Report to City Coucit (2).doc