§ 2-2000.13. Membership.  


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  • (a)

    Appointments. The Preservation Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the BCC. Each member of the Preservation Board shall hold office only so long as he or she is a resident of Collier County, Florida. Appointments shall be made by resolution of the BCC on the basis of a potential member's involvement in community issues, integrity, experience, and interest in the field of historical and archaeological preservation.

    (b)

    Qualifications. The BCC shall appoint 1 member from each of the following categories:

    (1)

    History;

    (2)

    Archaeology;

    (3)

    Real estate, land development or finance;

    (4)

    Architecture, engineering, building construction, and landscape architecture; and

    (5)

    Law or urban planning.

    The 2 remaining positions shall be filled by citizens at large.

    (c)

    Term. All appointments shall be made for 3 years. A Preservation Board member shall be eligible for reappointment, but shall be limited to 2 consecutive terms.

    (d)

    Officers. The members of the Preservation Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman for a 1 year term each. The chairman shall preside at all meetings and shall have the right to vote. The vice-chairman shall preside in the absence of the chairman. The chairman and vice-chairman may be reelected for an additional 1 year term each, but may not serve for more than 2 consecutive years.

    (e)

    Removal. Prior to the expiration of his or her term, a member of the Preservation Board may be removed from office by a majority vote of the BCC. A member of the Preservation Board shall be automatically removed if he is absent from 2 consecutive meetings without a satisfactory excuse or, in the alternative, if he is absent from more than ¼ of the meetings in a given fiscal year, provided that the Preservation Board has met at least 8 times in the given fiscal year. Members shall be deemed absent from a meeting when they are not present during at least 75 percent of the meeting.

    (f)

    Vacancy. The BCC shall fill the vacancy by appointment.

(Ord. No. 2009-33, § 1)