§ 2-970. Appointment, term of office; composition.

(a)

The nine members shall be appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees for a term of three years. However, the term of a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall include the remainder of the unexpired term of his predecessor plus the next full term following such initial appointment.

(b)

No member so appointed shall serve more than two consecutive terms. All appointees shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(c)

The Village President shall designate one of the members as Chairperson of the Commission.

(d)

Any member may be removed by the Village President from the commission for any reason at any time.

(e)

If a vacancy occurs on the commission, then a successor member shall be appointed by the Village President on the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, to serve the unexpired term of the vacated member.

(f)

Each of the Environmental and Energy Commission members appointed shall have training or experience in areas such as environmental matters, energy conservation, education, transportation, pollution control, engineering, science and public health. At all times possible one member of the Environmental and Energy Commission shall have training or expertise in environmental health, or in the alternative, training and expertise in the health and medical field. At all times possible one member of the Environmental and Energy Commission have training or expertise in cycling as a green mode of transportation.

(Code 1993, § 2-16.12.4; Ord. No. 2009-O-31, 4-28-2009; Ord. No. 2011-O-19, 3-22-2011)