Sec. 6-132. - Members; terms; offices.
(a) The committee shall consist of six members, which membership positions shall be designated as positions one through six. The members in positions one through four shall be appointed by the city council in accordance with rule 19 of the city council's rules of procedure as codified in section 2-2 of this Code. The members in positions five and six shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. The following membership criteria shall apply:
(1) Position one shall be filled by a veterinarian.
(2) Position two shall be filled by a municipal or county official.
(3) Position three shall be filled by a person whose duties include the daily operation of an "animal shelter" as that term is defined in § 823.001 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) Position four shall be filled by a person who is an officer or employee of an animal welfare organization.
(5) Positions five and six shall be filled by residents of the city.
(b) The members of the committee shall serve for two-year terms commencing on the first day of each even-numbered calendar year and ending on the last day of each odd-numbered calendar year, or until such time as their successors are appointed and qualified, whichever event shall occur later.
(c) At the first meeting of each calendar year, the members of the committee shall select a chairperson. The member serving in position two of the committee shall be the ex officio, non-voting secretary of the committee.
(d) Positions 1 through 4 need not be occupied by residents of the city, provided they reside in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
(Ord. No. 2022-44, § 2(Exh. A), 1-19-2022)
