§ 2-830. Qualifications and requirements for membership on boards.

(a)

All members of county boards shall be permanent residents and electors of Collier County and should be reputable and active in community service. The foregoing requirement may be exempted, however, if an ordinance creating a board specifies the need for membership outside Collier County's boundaries. In addition, all board members should have demonstrated an interest in the activity or service, which is the purpose of the board. The provisions of this paragraph may be exempted, however, if an ordinance creating a board specifies the need for membership outside Collier County's boundaries.

(b)

Any member of a county board who ceases to be a resident of Collier County during his or her term of office shall immediately advise the commission of such change in status. Upon such notice, the commission shall declare the position to be vacant and shall promptly fill same pursuant to the provisions of section 2-831, herein.

(c)

The commission's primary consideration in appointing board members shall be to provide the board with the technical, professional, financial, business or administrative expertise necessary to effectively accomplish the board's purpose. Categories of expertise referenced by county board's ordinances as qualifications for board membership are considered to be primarily directory and not mandatory.

(d)

No member of any county board shall become a candidate for an elective political office and continue to serve on such board during his or her candidacy unless such board member/candidate is running unopposed for a non-remunerative elective position or an elective position receiving nominal remuneration, such as the Mosquito Control District Board or a fire district board. Should any county board member compete for an elective non-remunerative political office or a nominally-remunerative political office on the date applications for candidacy expire, such candidacy shall be deemed a tender of resignation from such board and the board shall immediately advise the commission in writing of said resignation. No board member shall be required to resign or deemed to have tendered his or her resignation unless such candidacy is being opposed. The commission shall deem the position vacant upon receipt of written notice of said resignation. The board member shall not serve at any meetings after his or her position becomes vacant pursuant to this ordinance. This provision shall not apply to candidates who currently serve in elected positions and who are seeking re-election.

(e)

The commencement of a legal challenge by a board member as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Collier County shall constitute a conflict of interest with Collier County and shall be deemed a tender of resignation from such board. The county board member's position shall automatically be considered vacant and the commission shall promptly fill same pursuant to the provisions of section 2-831, herein.

(f)

No member of any county board, as defined herein, shall print or create, or have printed or created, or use or distribute any business or informational card depicting the county logo or in any way representing such board member as a representative of Collier County or as a county board member. The county manager or his or her designee may, upon request and prior approval in writing, authorize the county board members to obtain a county photo identification card identifying such members as a county advisory board member.

(Ord. No. 01-55, § 5, 10-23-01; Ord. No. 2006-39, § 1; Ord. No. 07-58, § 1; Ord. No. 2009-16, § 1)