A. Number of Members. The salary commission shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council.

B. Compensation. The salary commission shall serve without compensation.

C. Terms. Each member of the salary commission shall serve a term of three years, except that the first five commission members shall be appointed for different terms, as follows: two members to serve for a period of three years, two members to serve for a period of two years, and one member to serve for a period of one year. All commission members’ terms shall expire on September 30th and all successive terms shall commence on October 1st. Members appointed before August 27, 2019, shall have their terms extended to expire on September 30th of the year their current term was set to expire. All members of the salary commission shall serve until their successors are duly appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council.

E. Term Limit. No member may be appointed to more than two terms on the salary commission whether or not those terms are held consecutively.

F. Vacancy. If, for any reason, a vacancy occurs during the term of an independent salary commission member, the mayor shall appoint, with the approval of the city council, a new member to fill the unexpired term of that member.

G. Removal. The city council may remove an independent salary commission member at any time for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or for a disqualifying change of residence. (Ord. 1423 § 4, 2019; Ord. 1136 § 1, 2008).