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Home My Public Portal AboutORD16314BILL NO. 2022-090 SPONSORED BY Councilmember Wiseman ORDINANCE NO. /403/4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE I I I , SECTION 16-31 OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS - STRUCTURE OF COMMISSION; QUORUM; COMPENSATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Chapter 16, Article I II (City of Jefferson Commission on Human Relations) of the City Code is hereby amended by amending Section 16-31 (Structure of Commission, Quorum, Compensation) to read as follows: A. The Commission shall consist of nine members who shall serve without compensation, and who shall be broadly representative of the religious, racial, educational, labor, civic, commercial, management, ethnic, and governmental groups of the community. All members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council. The Mayor, with a majority vote of the City Council, may remove any member of the Commission for failure or inability to attend meetings, or for other good cause shown. Of the nine members, three members shall be appointed for a term of one year, three others shall be appointed for a term of two years, and three others shall be appointed for a term of three years. Thereafter, at the end of the first term of each of such members of the Commission the terms of appointment shall be for three years each, provided, however, that all members shall continue in office until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. In the event of the death or resignation of any member, a successor shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired term. The provisions of section 7-5 notwithstanding, at least eight seven of the members shall be residents of the City, but all non -City residents shall be residents of Cole County. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Passed: 4,e,l) . ce) 2()g3 Presiding Officer ATTEST: Approved: , —7/ a0 z3 Mayor Carrie Tergin APPROVED AS TO FORM: