§ 3-20. Term.

(a)

All members of the Board of Ethics shall serve a four-year term. The members shall elect a chair and develop their own organization internally.

(b)

The position of a member of the board shall be deemed vacated:

(1)

Upon the expiration of his or her term;

(2)

Upon the death of a member or the disability or incapacity of a member for more than 90 days;

(3)

Upon the written resignation of the member;

(4)

By the member ceasing to be a resident of the city;

(5)

Upon qualifying for a political office within the City of Riverdale; or

(6)

Upon removal of the member for good cause by a majority vote of the board of ethics.

(c)

If a vacancy occurs, new members shall be identified and their names submitted to the municipal clerk within 30 days of the date on which a vacancy in a board position occurs. The municipal clerk will sound their names at the next regularly scheduled council meeting to be voted on by the city council unless a mayor appointee who does not require a majority vote.

(d)

Members of the board of ethics may be removed by majority vote of the city governing authority.

( Ord. No. 12-2016 , § 1, 7-11-16; Ord. No. 1 [2017] , § 1, 8-4-17)