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Article 4. Commissions Division 1 -General Conditions Sec.2-56. General. The purpose of this Article is to establish various advisory commissions. The commissions are intended to utilize members of the community in an advisory capacity to assist the City Council and staff with achieving goals and objectives for the City and to ensure that the ideas of citizens are well represented in the policy making process. The general operating principles in this Division shall apply to all commissions. (Ord.No. 610, 12-13-94; Code of 2001) Sec.2-57. Name. All boards, committees,and commissions will be named"commissions". (Ord.No. 610, 12-13- 94; Code of 2001) Sec.2-58. Commission Size. All commissions will have a maximum of nine members appointed by the City Council. Sec 2-59. Appointment. Commission members will be appointed by the City Council. (Ord.No. 610, 12-13-94; Code of 2001) Sec.2-60. Removal from a Commission. Any member of a commission may be removed from office by a majority vote of the City Council. (Ord.No. 610, 12-13-94; Code of 2001) Sec.2-61. Compensation. Commission members shall serve without compensation. (Ord.No. 610, 12-13-94; Code of 2001) Sec.2-62. Terms for Commission Members. (1)New commission members will be appointed to a term of three years. (2)The time period for each three year term will be April 1s`to March 31st. (3) In the event of death, removal,or ineligibility of a commission member to participate on an appointed body,the Mayor shall declare a vacancy in the position and shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy as soon as conveniently possible for the remainder of the term subject to approval by a majority vote of the City Council present. (4)Commission appointments will be varied so the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members of each commission shall expire every year. (Ord.No. 610, 12-13-94; Ord.No 617, 11-14-95; Code of 2001)