§ 2-1-42. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.

(A)

Each board shall annually select from its membership a chair and any additional officers that the board finds appropriate.

(B)

A person may not serve as an officer in a designated position of a board for more than four consecutive one-year terms. Service before July 31, 2015 is excluded in determining the number of years served. A person who has served as an officer in a designated position of a board for four consecutive terms is not eligible for re-election to that designated office until the expiration of two years after the last date of the person's service in that office, unless, by a two-thirds vote, the board votes to reelect the person to that designated office for an additional term. For an 11 member board, eight members constitute a two-thirds vote.

(C)

A board may create a committee from its membership to aid the board in carrying out its purpose. A board may not designate or appoint a non-member to serve on a committee. A board may not create a joint committee with another board unless directed by a formal action of council to do so.

(D)

A meeting of a committee or a joint committee shall be posted under Government Code Chapter 551 ( Open Meetings Act ).

(E)

In lieu of creating a committee, a board may create a working group to consider a defined matter or matters and report its recommendation to the board. A working group is not required to comply with Government Code Chapter 551 ( Open Meetings Act ) or to keep minutes of its meetings.

Source: Ord. 20071129-011; Ord. 20080618-030; Ord. 20100729-086; Ord. 20101209-003; Ord. No. 20141211-204, Pt. 3, 7-1-15 .