Terms of members of existing enumerated boards and commissions.
Riverside City Charter, art. VIII, § 803
in effectSec. 803. - Terms of members of existing enumerated boards and commissions.
Upon the effective date of this Charter, incumbent members of boards and commissions shall be deemed reappointed and shall maintain the same terms of appointment held under the previous Charter, and all existing boards and commissions shall remain in existence until further action by the City Council consistent with this Article.
All vacancies shall be filled as described in this Article except that when a position on a board or commission has remained vacant for sixty days the Mayor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
The City Council shall provide by ordinance, as provided by Section 800, to establish the number of members of a board or commission as soon as practicable following the effective date of this Charter. If the number of members is reduced by such ordinance, the persons whose seats are to be eliminated shall be determined by the board or commission by lot. If the number of members is increased, the ordinance may provide for initial terms for new members of less than four years so that as near as possible an equal number of terms will expire each year.
(Effective 12/27/1995)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTVIIIAPBOCO_S803TEMEEXENBOCOFetched: 11/1/2026