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There is created and established a horticulture and forestry advisory board (HF AB), consisting of up to seven members. All HF AB members shall be residents of the city and shall be appointed by the city council and the mayor. Representatives from the department of land management will serve as staff members to the HFAB. Sec. 14.20.030. Term of office. An HF AB member's term of office shall be two years, except for not more than two, one-year appointments to be made in 2008. Terms shall expire on the last day of the calendar year of the final year of the member's tenure. Appointments shall be made such that at least three terms of office shall expire each year. In the event of any vacancy, the remaining term shall be filled by appointment of the mayor. Sec. 14.20.040. Compensation. All members of the HFAB shall serve without compensation. Sec. 14.20.050. Alternate member. In addition to the regular members of the HF AB, the mayor may appoint one alternate member for a term of two years. The alternate member shall serve without compensation. In the event that any regular member of the HF AB is temporarily unable to act owing to absence from the city, illness, interest in a matter before the HF AB, or any other cause, the absent member's place may be taken during such time by the alternate member who shall have all the powers of a regular member while serving in the place of a regular member. Sec. 14.20.060. Duties and responsibilities. The duties and responsibilities of the HF AB shall be listed in the HF AB' s by- laws, which shall be subject to approval by resolution of the City Council. In addition, the HF AB shall hear appeals of decisions of the city forester concerning licensing of arborists and removal of trees as provided in Chapter 8.12 of this Code. Sec. 14.20.070. Operating procedures. The HFAB shall make and formulate its own by-laws, which shall be available at the premises where the proceedings of the HF AB are normally conducted, and shall keep minutes of all its proceedings. A majority of the members of the HF AB constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 2