A. Members of the historic preservation commission shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council and shall serve terms of three years. The terms shall be staggered. All terms shall expire on September 30th.

B. Historic preservation commission members shall have a demonstrated interest and competence or knowledge in historic preservation. Residents may qualify to serve if they have a record of avocational involvement in historic preservation studies or activities. The commission shall also include two professional members in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and historic archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curation, conservation, and landscape architecture, or related disciplines. A broad range of professions shall be represented on the commission to the extent that qualified candidates are available. (Ord. 1513 § 2 (Exh. B), 2023).