Appointment of Commission Members
San Diego Municipal Code § 26.1105
in effect§26.1105 Appointment of Commission Members
(a) Members are appointed by the Council in accordance with the approved Council rules and policies. In making appointments, the Council may consider written nominations made by the public and community-based organizations, as long as nominees accept their nomination in writing prior to Council consideration. The Council may also consider nominations from the Commission. The Commission may prepare an operating procedure for its nomination process.
(b) As part of their appointment process, prospective members are subject to a review of their qualifications to serve, which will be conducted by the Council President or designee, in accordance with applicable laws. This review includes an investigation into any record of criminal convictions, as set forth in Section 26.1103 of this Code.
(c) The Commission will work with the Chair of the Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee to have an annual special meeting of the Committee where community stakeholders may advocate and promote community members as potential nominees to the Commission.
(“Resignation and Removal of Board Members” added 7-20-2018 by O-20961 N.S.; effective 8-19-2018.)
(Retitled from “Resignation and Removal of Board Members” to “Appointment of Commission Members” and amended 10-20-2022 by O-21557 N.S.; effective 11-19-2022.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art06Division11.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/28/2026