HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15-023 Ordinance 15-023
An Ordinance Amending Division 5 of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Brookings, South Dakota, and Pertaining to Terms of Office of
Members of the Sustainability Council of the City of Brookings.
Be It Ordained and Enacted by the Council of the City of Brookings, State of South
Dakota, that the following Ordinances are hereby amended:
I.
Sec. 2-198. - Manner of composition, appointment, terms, compensation.
(a) The Sustainability Council shall consist of nine (9) or more members who are
representative of the community-at-large, business/industry, higher education, students
and public agencies interested in sustainability practices. One member of the council
shall be a student enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution.
(b) Members of the Brookings Sustainability Council will be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the council for the following terms of office:
(i) The term of the student member shall commence in May and shall be
for a term of one (1) year;
(ii)The term of all other members of the Sustainability Council shall
commence in January and shall be for a term of three (3) years.
(c) Any member whose term expires may be reappointed.
(d) All members of the Sustainability Council shall serve without compensation.
Sec. 2-200. - Vacancies.
(a) If a vacancy on the Sustainability Council occurs prior to the expiration of a term,
the vacancy may be filled by appointment, for the following terms:
(i) A term not exceeding one (1) year for the student member;
(ii) A term not exceeding three (3) years for all other members.
(b) If a member is absent from three consecutive regular meetings without
authorization from the Chairperson, the member's seat may be considered vacant and a
new member may be appointed.
II.
Any or all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First Reading: November 10, 2015
Second Reading: November 24, 2015
Published: November 30, 2015
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