§ 2-1404 — Composition

Sec. 2-1404. - Composition.

(a) The Commission shall be composed of seven members and four non-voting alternate members appointed by the Council in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Two voting members shall reside in a Council district located north of the James River; (2) Three voting members shall reside in a Council district located south of the James River; (3) One voting member shall be a person with a disability; (4) One voting member shall be a resident of public housing; (5) The four non-voting alternate members shall be residents of the City of Richmond and may be appointed from any Council district. (6) The Chairman of the Commission selected in accordance with this division shall select an alternate member to serve in the place of a voting member in the case of the absence of a voting member. Any alternate member selected to serve in the place of a voting member during such voting member's absence shall have full voting rights during such voting member's absence. (7) No Councilmember or Council liaison may serve on the Commission. (b) The voting members and non-voting alternate members shall serve for terms of two years and may serve up to two consecutive terms. (c) All appointments shall be otherwise governed by sections 2-939 and 2-940. (d) All other aspects of the Commission and its membership not addressed in this division shall be governed by Article V, Division 1 of this chapter.

(Code 2020, § 2-1197; Ord. No. 2020-256, § 1, 2-8-2021)