§ 2-1854. Terms of office for appointments to boards and commissions.

(a)

Unless otherwise indicated in the authorizing legislation of the specific board or commission, all persons appointed to any board, commission, council, authority, or other similar body, pursuant to the authority of Charter Section 3-401, whether such appointments and confirmations occurred before the enactment of this section, shall be limited in consecutive years of service as set forth in this section.

(b)

Upon reappointment of a person who fulfills the unexpired term of a board or commission member who fails to serve a complete term of office, the time served during the unexpired term shall not be charged against such person when determining the maximum number of terms or maximum years of service such person may serve.

(c)

The terms of office, as established in the applicable Code section for each board and commission, and the maximum consecutive number of terms shall be as follows:

Term of Office (years)	Maximum Number of Terms or Consecutive Years of Service
1	8 full terms or eight years
2	4 full terms or eight years
3	3 full terms or nine years
4	2 full terms or eight years

 

(d)

No person shall serve on more than three boards, commissions, councils, authorities or other similar bodies at the same time.

(Code 1977, § 18-6001; Ord. No. 2007-69(07-O-2131), § 1, 11-14-07; Ord. No. 2008-31(08-O-0998), § 1, 5-27-08)