§ 2-210. Membership and organization, board attorney, special masters.

(a)

Appointment of members; composition. The city council, in its sole discretion, shall appoint a seven-member code enforcement board and may appoint up to two alternate members to serve in the absence of board members. The city council may appoint additional code enforcement boards from time to time, as it deems necessary. Members of the code enforcement board shall be residents of the city. Appointments shall be made in accordance with law and ordinances based on experience or interest in the subject matter and jurisdiction of the respective code enforcement board. The membership of the code enforcement board shall, whenever possible, include an architect, a business person, an engineer, a general contractor, a subcontractor, and a realtor.

(b)

Term of office. The initial appointments to the code enforcement board shall be as follows:

(1)

Two members appointed for a term of one year.

(2)

Three members appointed for a term of two years.

(3)

Two members appointed for a term of three years.

Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for a term of three years. A member may be reappointed upon approval of the city council. Appointments to fill any vacancy on the code enforcement board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. If any member fails to attend two of three successive meetings without cause and without prior approval of the chairman, the board shall declare the member's office vacant, and the city council shall promptly fill such vacancy. The members shall serve in accordance with ordinances of the city council, and may be suspended and removed for cause as provided by law for the removal of members of the boards.

(c)

Chairman; quorum; compensation of members. The members of the code enforcement board shall elect a chairman, who shall be a voting member from among the members of the board. The presence of four or more members shall constitute a quorum of the code enforcement board. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for such travel, mileage and per diem expenses as may be authorized by the city council, or as otherwise provided by law.

(d)

Special masters. The city manager, based on authority granted to him by Charter section 4.04 (d), may, from time to time, appoint one or more special masters to adjudicate any matter which could be brought before the code enforcement board. The special master shall have the same status as the code enforcement board, shall have all the same powers granted to the board, and shall be subject to all the provisions of this article unless specified in the order of appointment.

(e)

Board attorney. The board attorney shall serve as counsel to the code enforcement board and special masters. In no case shall the city attorney represent the city before the code enforcement board while simultaneously counseling the code enforcement board.

(Ord. No. 2002-24, § 1, 5-21-02)