§ 2-755. Definitions; eligibility of members to succeed themselves; term of members.

(a)

Definition. For purposes of this division, the term "board or commission" means any of the boards, commissions or similar collegial bodies, however named, which are created by statute, ordinance, resolution or mayoral action and to which the City Council or the Mayor appoints some or all of the members. The term "board or commission" does not refer to an ad hoc committee or a standing committee of the City Council.

(b)

Eligibility of members to succeed themselves. Notwithstanding any possible section in this Code to the contrary and unless otherwise provided by the statute, ordinance, resolution, mayoral action or other governing documents pursuant to which the board or commission is established, no citizen member of a board or commission, other than persons appointed by the Council to serve as members of the Capital Region Airport Commission or nominated and elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond Transit Company, shall be eligible for reappointment to the board or commission after a period of continuous service of eight years; provided, however, after serving the maximum number of permitted consecutive terms, a citizen member may be reappointed to the same board or commission after at least 365 days have elapsed since the date on which the citizen member's last term expired. This subsection shall not apply to a board or commission that is an authority pursuant to state law.

(c)

Term of members. Unless otherwise specified by general law, ordinance or resolution, the term of office for the members of any board or commission the members of which are appointed by the Council shall be three years from the date of appointment.

(Code 1993, § 2-221; Code 2004, § 2-836; Ord. No. 2008-190-193, § 1, 9-8-2008; Ord. No. 2008-301-2009-2, § 1, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 2011-131-131, § 4, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 2014-111-84, § 2, 5-27-2014; Ord. No. 2017-143, § 1, 10-9-2017)

(Code 1993, § 2-221; Code 2004, § 2-836; Ord. No. 2008-190-193, § 1, 9-8-2008; Ord. No. 2008-301-2009-2, § 1, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 2011-131-131, § 4, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 2014-111-84, § 2, 5-27-2014; Ord. No. 2017-143, § 1, 10-9-2017)