Composition of commission; positions; terms of members.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-328
in effectSec. 2-328. - Composition of commission; positions; terms of members.
(a) Twelve of the regular members of the commission shall be residents of the city or work within the city. The remaining membership positions 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. The membership shall have an interest in issues affecting women and families and shall share a commitment to the goals of the commission.
(b) Members shall be broadly representative of the community at large with regard to race, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, LGBT+ status, religious affiliation, and economic sector.
(c) Members shall serve a four-year term of office and the terms of office for positions on the commission shall be as follows:
(1) The terms of members serving in odd-numbered positions shall expire on January 2, 2023 and every four years thereafter.
(2) The terms of members serving in even-numbered positions shall expire on January 2, 2025 and every four years thereafter.
(d) Any member serving in a position for which the term has expired shall continue to serve until the member's successor in that position is appointed, confirmed and qualified.
(e) The commission shall have four alternate member positions numbered 1 through 4. The persons appointed to three of the alternate positions shall be residents of the city; the remaining alternate position need not be occupied by a resident of the city, provided the appointee resides 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. The persons appointed to the alternate positions shall serve for four-year terms. In the absence of a regular member from a commission meeting, a staff member of the Mayor's Office of Boards and Commissions may call an alternate member to attend a commission meeting. The alternate members shall be called for service on a rotating basis. When so called and serving, an alternate member shall have the same rights and responsibilities as a regular member.
(Ord. No. 2021-701, § 2, 8-25-2021)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTXIBOCOAUET_DIV2HOWOCO_S2-328COCOPOTEMEFetched: 10/26/2026