Collier County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
Article VIII. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND AUTHORITIES |
Division 24. HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGIC PRESERVATION BOARD |
§ 2-2000.13. Membership.
(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)