Sec. 8.332. Commissioner Selection and Removal. (a) The Mayor shall appoint four members of the Commission, the President of the City Council shall appoint two members of the Commission, and the President Pro Tempore of the City Council shall appoint two members of the Commission, all subject to the approval of the City Council. The result of this process shall be the appointment of the initial eight members of the Commission. (b) The initial eight members of the Commission shall establish an application process and develop criteria for the appointment of five additional members of the Commission. These appointments shall be made at a public meeting by a two-thirds vote of the eight initial commissioners and shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. The Commission shall endeavor to ensure that the Commission reflects the City’s overall diversity, including its racial, ethnic, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, income, professional, and geographic diversity. However, formulas and ratios shall not be applied for this purpose. (c) A person shall not be eligible to serve on the Commission if the person: (1) is a registered lobbyist; (2) has contributed to their appointing authority in the four years immediately preceding the person’s appointment; (3) is the spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, sibling, or in-law of any appointing or confirming authority; (4) has an ownership interest in a business (other than stock in a publicly traded company) that contracts with or seeks discretionary approvals from the City, or personally provides compensated services to the City under a contract; or (5) serves in an elective City office (service on the board of a Neighborhood Council shall not disqualify a person from serving on the Commission). (d) A member of the Commission who is appointed by the Mayor, Council President, or Council President Pro Tempore under Subsection (a) may be removed by the appointing authority with Council approval. A member of the Commission who is appointed under Subsection (b) may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Commission with Council approval. (e) A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled by the same appointing authority who appointed the previous holder of the vacated position, and the appointment shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 188,303, Eff. 8-12-24.