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BILL NO. 2006-120
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN FERGUSON
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER
16, ARTICLE III, SECTION 16-31 OF THE CITY CODE ALLOWING ONE NON-
RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 16, Article III, of the City Code, is hereby amended as
follows:
Sec. 16-31.Structure of commission-quorum-compensation.
A. The Commission shall consist of nine(9)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(9)members,three(3)
members shall be appointed for a term of one(1)year,three(3)others shall be appointed for a
term of two(2)years,and three(3)others shall be appointed for a term of three(3)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(3)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 77-55 notwithstanding,at least eight of the members shall be residents of
the City,but all non-city residents shall be residents of Cole County. The president of the
Jefferson fj Multicultural Forum,a corporation,shall be an ex-officio,non-voting,
member of the Commission.(Ord. 13670, §1, 1-5-2004)
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
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