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Consider an ordinance amending the Zoning and Development Code Chapter 8, Section 13-163, Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition) regarding the membership and terms of the Building Standards Commission. (First Reading)*
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This ordinance proposes changes to the Building Standards Commission (BSC) regarding when appointments are made, term expirations and limits, and other administrative changes. All proposed changes are outlined below.
Proposed amendments are as follows:
• Moving appointments from the second meeting in June to the first meeting in August.
• Moving term expirations from June 15th to August 31st.
The idea behind making appointments at the first meeting in August but not having terms expire until August 31st is to allow staff time to train and acclimate any newly appointed members to the board/commission. New members will begin attending meetings with the first meeting that occurs after September 1st.
• Addition of term limits - No member on a board or commission shall serve more than 8 consecutive years on that board or commission.
• Board and commission members serve at the will of the City Council.
• Elimination of all alternate positions on the BSC.
We currently do not have any alternates on this board. The code just showed that there could be alternates appointed and this whole section is being stricken from the code.