TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS AND FILING OF RULES

Tucson Code ch. 10A, art. XIII

in effect

Tucson Code § 10A-133 Applicability.

Sec. 10A-133. Applicability. (a) The provisions of this article shall apply to all boards, committees and commissions of the city, notwithstanding any other ordinance or resolution unless specifically exempted from the provisions hereof, or except when they conflict with the Charter, Arizona Revised Statutes, intergovernmental agreements, or corporate articles or bylaws of instrumentalities of the city. Where there is a conflict, the applicable provisions of the Charter, Arizona Revised Statutes, intergovernmental agreement, or corporate articles or bylaws shall prevail. (b) The provisions of this article do not apply to the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Tucson, Arizona. (Ord. No. 7018, § 2, 9-6-88; Ord. No. 10734, § 1, 12-7-09)

Tucson Code § 10A-134 Terms and removal.

Sec. 10A-134. Terms and removal. (a) The terms of members of a body shall be coterminous with the terms of office of the mayor or members of the city council who appointed them, or until their successors on the body are appointed, except such members may be removed with or without cause prior to the expiration of their term by the mayor or members of the city council who appointed them or by such mayor’s or member of the city council’s successor in office. (b) Members of such bodies shall be eligible for reappointment; but in no event may any individual serve more than a total of eight (8) continuous years on the same body, except as otherwise provided by this subsection. Once a member has served eight (8) years on a body, he or she may not be reappointed to that body until after a break in service of at least one (1) continuous year. Whenever a body is dissolved and reconstituted, time previously spent in office shall count towards the eight (8) year limitation. The following committees are exempt from the eight (8) year service limitation: the Uniform Fire Code Committee, the Outdoor Lighting Code Committee, the Tucson-Pima County Joint Consolidated Code Committee, the 2012 Bond Oversight Commission, the 2017 Public Safety Tax Oversight Commission, the Environmental Services Advisory Committee, and the Community Police Advisory Review Board. Additionally, members of the Industrial Development Authority Board and the Civil Service Commission may serve two (2) complete consecutive six (6) year terms before a break in service is required. The term limits imposed by this section apply only to those members of a body appointed by the City of Tucson. (c) Appointees, except for advisory members and members of the technical code committees named herein, may not serve on more than two (2) bodies at a time. (d) The terms of office of members of a body serving unspecified terms shall be four (4) years commencing December 31, 1988, subject to the eight (8) year continuous service limitation. (e) A member of a body, except for advisory members, who misses four (4) consecutive meetings for any reason or who fails to attend for any reason at least forty (40) percent of the meetings called in a calendar year is automatically and immediately removed as a member of the body. (f) No city employee may serve on a body except in a nonvoting, ex officio capacity. (g) Except as provided in subsection (h), should the appointment of a member of a body authorized to be appointed by the mayor, a member of the council, or the city manager (hereafter referred to as the “appointing authority”) fail to be made within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the term of the member or thirty (30) days after a vacancy occurs, the appointment may be made by the mayor and council. (h) Prior to the expiration of the term of members of bodies referred to in subsection (g), or within thirty (30) days after a vacancy on such a body occurs, the appointing authority may request an extension of time from the mayor and council to make the appointment. (Ord. No. 7018, § 2, 9-6-88; Ord. No. 7260, § 1, 8-7-89; Ord. No. 10064, § 1, 10-18-04; Ord. No. 10950, § 3, 12-20-11, eff. 1-20-12; Ord. No. 11508, § 10, eff. 1-4-18; Ord. No. 11599, § 1, 12-4-18; Ord. No. 11607, § 1, 12-4-18; Ord. No. 12148, § 1, 3-18-25; Ord. No. 12263, § 1, 6-23-26)

Tucson Code § 10A-135 Effective date.

Sec. 10A-135. Effective date. (a) The term of office for those members of a body who will have served eight (8) or more years continuously on a body as of December 31, 1988, will end on December 31, 1988, regardless of whether the member is serving a specified or unspecified term. (b) The term of office for those voting members of a body who are city employees will end on December 31, 1988. (Ord. No. 7018, § 2, 9-6-88)

Tucson Code § 10A-136 Rules and regulations of commissions, boards, departments to be filed.

Sec. 10A-136. Rules and regulations of commissions, boards, departments to be filed. Two (2) copies of all rules and regulations of general application and future effect of every commission, board or department of the city, affecting the rights or procedure available to the public, including amendments and repeals thereof, shall be filed with the city clerk. All such rules and regulations, including amendments or repeals thereof, not so filed shall be of no force or effect. It is hereby made the duty of the chairman of each commission or board of the city or the head of each department of the city to file such copies of such rules and regulations and of all repeals and amendments thereof in true and correct form with the city clerk. (Ord. No. 7018, § 2, 9-6-88) Cross References: Filing of regulations of building board of appeals required, § 6-13.

Tucson Code § 10A-137 Nonvoting, advisory members.

Sec. 10A-137. Nonvoting, advisory members. (a) Except as provided in section 10A-138, the chairperson of a body may, with the consent of a majority of the regular members of the body, appoint no more than four (4) advisory members to the body. Advisory members may be appointed for a period not to exceed two (2) years. (b) Such advisory members shall have the right to be present at all meetings and to take part in the deliberations, but shall be nonvoting and shall not be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. (Ord. No. 7079, § 1, 10-24-88; Ord. No. 8023, § 1, 4-12-93)

Tucson Code § 10A-138 Citizens Advisory Planning Committee zoning code revision subcommittee.

Sec. 10A-138. Citizens Advisory Planning Committee zoning code revision subcommittee. The Citizens Advisory Planning Committee (CAPC) zoning code revision subcommittee is hereby established. The members of the CAPC zoning code revision subcommittee shall: (1) Be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of a concurring vote of a simple majority of the CAPC; (2) Not be subject to the number, term, quorum or voting restrictions of sections 10A-134 and 10A-137. (Ord. No. 8023, § 2, 4-12-93)

Tucson Code § 10A-139 Requirements for creation of boards, committees, and commissions; annual reports.

Sec. 10A-139. Requirements for creation of boards, committees, and commissions; annual reports. (a) Boards established by ordinance or resolution. All city boards, committees, and commissions (hereinafter collectively referred to in this section as "board") that serve an on-going advisory or quasi-judicial function shall be established by ordinance adopted by the mayor and council. All other city boards that are intended to serve for a limited time for the purpose of advising the mayor and council on a specific issue shall be established by a resolution adopted by the mayor and council. (b) Resolution contents. Except as provided in subsection (d), the resolution referred to in subsection (a) shall contain the following provisions: (1) Sunset clause. Unless mandated by the resolution to have a longer term, the board shall automatically terminate twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of the resolution. (2) Staff support. Unless otherwise specified and budgeted, support for all boards shall be limited to complying with the requirements of the open meeting law. (3) Strategic plan. The mission, responsibilities, and functions of the board shall be specified and consistent with the city's strategic plan. (4) Outside financial support. The mayor and council shall approve any application for financial support outside of the city, and the county for joint city-Pima County boards, before the board may apply for the same. Any such financial support shall include funds for administrative assistance. (c) Annual report. Each board shall file an annual report with the city clerk by March 1st of each year summarizing the board's previous year's activities. (d) Exceptions. The mayor and council may exempt a board from any of the provisions of subsections (b) or (c) above by specifically designating the provision to be exempted in the ordinance or resolution creating the board and specifying the alternative, if any, to the provision. (Ord. No. 9943, § 1, 3-22-04; Ord. No. 10810, § 1, 6-22-10) Editor's note – It should be noted that § 2 of Ord. No. 9943 states that the provisions of § 10A-139 shall not apply to boards, committees, or commissions existing on the effective date of this ordinance (March 22, 2004).

Tucson Code § 10A-140 Quorum requirements for boards, committees, and commissions.

Sec. 10A-140. Quorum requirements for boards, committees, and commissions. (a) The following boards, committees, and commissions (BCCs) are designated as "Category 1," for which a majority of the members currently appointed and serving shall constitute a quorum. · 2017 Public Safety Tax Oversight Commission (PSTOC) · 2018 Parks + Connections Bond Oversight Commission (PCBOC) · Citizen's Commission on Public Service and Compensation (CCPSC) · Commission on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability (CCES) · Commission on Disability Issues (CODI) · Commission on Equitable Housing and Development (CEHD) · Commission on Food Security, Heritage, and Economy (CFSHE) · Complete Streets Coordinating Council (CSCC) · Convention Center Commission, Tucson (TCCC) · Economic and Workforce Development Selection Committee (EWDSC) · Environmental Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) · Grant Road Corridor Planning Task Force (GRCPTF) · Greens Committee, Tucson (TGC) · Human Relations Commission (HRC) · Independent Audit and Performance Commission (IAPC) · Independent Oversight and Accountability Commission (IOAC) · Landscape Advisory Committee (LAC) · Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues, Tucson Commission on (LGBTQ+) · Magistrates Merit Selection Commission, City (CMMSC) · Park Tucson Commission (PTC) · Parks and Recreation Commission, Tucson (TPRC) · Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC) · Police Advisory Review Board, Community (CPARB) · Redistricting Advisory Committee (RAC) · Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Commission (SMWBC) · Transit Task Force (TTF) · Veterans' Affairs Committee (VAC) · Water Advisory Committee, Citizens' (CWAC) (b) The following BCCs are designated "Category 2," for which a majority of the authorized membership shall constitute a quorum. (i) BCCs created by state statute · Industrial Development Authority (IDA) (A.R.S. § 35-701 et seq.) · Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, Tucson (TFPSPRSB) (A.R.S. § 38-847) · Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, Tucson (TPPSPRSB) (A.R.S. § 38-847) (ii) Joint City/County BCCs · Art and Community Design Committee, Public (PACDC) · Bicycle Advisory Committee, Tucson-Pima County (TPCBAC) · Consolidated Code Committee, Tucson-Pima County Joint (TPCJCC) · Fire Code Review Committee (FCRC) · Historical Commission, Tucson-Pima County (TPCHC) · Outdoor Lighting Code Committee (OLCC) · Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC) · Women's Commission, Pima County/Tucson (PCTWC) (iii) Historic Zone Advisory Boards (BCCs authorized by the UDC/State Historic Preservation Provisions) · Armory Park Historic Zone Advisory Board (APHZAB) · Barrio Historico Historic Zone Advisory Board (BHHZAB) · El Presidio Historic Zone Advisory Board (EPHZAB) · Fort Lowell Historic Zone Advisory Board (FLHZAB) · West University Historic Zone Advisory Board (WUHZAB) (iv) Quasi-Judicial BCCs · Board of Adjustment (BAJ) · Civil Service Commission (CSC) · Design Review Board (DRB) · Planning Commission (PC) · Water Service Area Review Board (WSARB) (all voting members also city employees) (v) City Finance-related BCCs / CFO or BSD Director Voting Member · PARS 115 Trust Board (115 TRUST) · Self-Insured Health Benefits Trust (SHBT) · Self-Insured Risk Trust Fund (TRUST) (vi) City Employee Financial and Retirement-related BCCs · Deferred Compensation Plan Management Board, City of Tucson (CEDCMB) · Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, Tucson (TFPSPRSB) (see also Category 2(a)) · Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, Tucson (TPPSPRSB) (see also Category 2(a)) · Tucson Supplemental Retirement System Board of Trustees (TSRS) (c) The designation of any BCCs created subsequent to the enactment of this section as either "Category 1" or "Category 2" shall, to the extent practicable, occur on the basis of the following criteria: (i) Category 1: (1) are created pursuant to, and exclusively subject to, the mayor and council's authority granted by Tucson Charter Chapter XXIV, Section 1; and (2) consistent with (1), have members appointed, and are administered, solely by the city, with no members or administrative support provided by Pima County or any other non-city governmental entity; and (3) serve a purely advisory function, but provide important input to the mayor and council in their areas of responsibility, such that more flexible quorum requirements will assist their fulfilling that function; and (4) have a voting membership consisting exclusively or largely of appointed citizens serving voluntarily, with city employees serving only as nonvoting, ex officio members who cannot be counted in achieving quorum. (ii) Category 2: (1) are created under authority of state law, rather than the Tucson Charter, or else are created jointly with Pima County or other non-city governmental entity; and/or (2) are not purely advisory, but rather engage in some level of independent decision making that may be subject to formal administrative or judicial appeal, or have other potential legal or financial consequences for the city; and/or (3) make decisions that directly impact the finances of the city, its employees, or both, creating potential legal or financial consequence for the city; and/or (4) often have a voting membership consisting in whole or in part of managerial-level or other city employees who can be counted in achieving quorum. (d) Formal designation of a BCC as "Category 1" or "Category 2" may occur either through amendment of this section to add that particular BCC to one of the lists set forth in subsections (a) or (b) of this section, or by specification of that BCC's quorum category in its creating ordinance or resolution. (Ord. No. 12024, § 1, 8-8-23)

Tucson Code § 10A-141 through 10A-144 Reserved.

Source: City of Tucson, Tucson Code (Charter and General Ordinances) and Unified Development Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az/0-0-0-8576Fetched: 10/28/2026