§ 2-32. Board member emeritus created.

(a)

The honorary position of board member emeritus is hereby created for designated city boards including the library board, the parks and recreation board, the historical preservation and restoration board, the housing finance corporation board, the industrial development corporation board and the senior advisory board.

(b)

City council may, at their discretion, appoint individuals to become a board member emeritus for certain designated city boards.

(c)

To be qualified to be appointed as a board member emeritus an individual must be a resident of the city, have a cumulative total of at least 15 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the city boards and commissions; may be recommended to city council by a city board or commission; and must be appointed as a board member emeritus by action of the city council.

(d)

An individual appointed as a board member emeritus is an honorary non-voting board member; shall receive all information that regular board members of the respective board receive; may attend all board functions of the appointed board, may participate in all discussions related to board matters; may serve on committees; shall not be a voting member of the board nor of any committee of the board; shall not fill in as a voting board member when other members are absent; and shall abide by the provisions of the ethics ordinance as applicable to regular board members.

(e)

A board member emeritus shall continue as a resident of the city in order to maintain the title of board member emeritus.

(f)

Attendance of a board member emeritus at a board meeting shall not be counted toward completing a quorum of the board nor toward completing a quorum on any committee of the board; attendance at board meetings for a board member emeritus is optional to the emeritus member.

(g)

Due to the legal nature of the business conducted by certain boards and commissions of the city, this section shall be applicable only to the library board, the parks and recreation board, the historical preservation and Restoration Board, the Housing Finance Corporation Board, the Industrial development corporation board and the senior advisory board.

(Ord. No. 2668, §§ 1—7, 7-22-2002)