Composition; membership.
Miami City Code § 2-1351
in effectSec. 2-1351. - Composition; membership.
(a) Composition. The LGBTQ advisory board shall be composed of seven voting members appointed by the mayor and city commissioners. Each city commissioner and the mayor may appoint one person to the LGBTQ advisory board. The city commission will make one at-large appointment.
(b) Qualifications. Each member of the LGBTQ advisory board shall be a permanent resident and duly qualified elector of the city, unless the city commission waives the residency requirement by a two-thirds vote of its membership, and shall be of an outstanding reputation of integrity, responsibility, and commitment to serving the community. The membership of the LGBTQ advisory board shall be broadly representative of the various social, racial, religious, linguistic, cultural, economic, national origin and geographic groups comprising the population of the city. Each member shall have an outstanding reputation for community pride, interest, integrity, responsibility, and business or professional ability and a documented commitment to the LGBTQ community.
(c) Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner by which the original members were appointed, with a special emphasis on choosing persons who represent the demographic composition of the entire community.
(d) Terms of office. The provisions set forth in section 2-885 of this article shall apply to all members of the board.
(Ord. No. 13891, § 2, 2-13-20)
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