Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 06 15

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Section 3.City Employees. Members may not be employees of the City of Louisville at any time during their appointment to the Commission. Section 4. Term of Members. Each member shall be appointed for a four-year term.A member’s term of office shall commence January 1and shall expire December 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Council shall have the authority at the time of appointment to any vacancy to reduce the length of a member’s term as necessary to avoid more than two thirds of members’ terms expiring at the same time. Section 5.Compensation. Members shall serve without compensation. Expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties of office may be paid by the City only if the expense and amount thereof are approved and authorized in advance by a writing signed by the City Manager (Louisville Home Rule Charter Section 10-2e). Expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties of office may be paid from the Commission budget only if the expense and amount thereof are approved by a vote of the Commission. Section 6. City Liaison. The City Manager shall appoint a City staff member to act as liaison to the Commission. Such liaison may advise the Commission, make recommendations, and bring items for discussion. Such liaison is not a member of the Commission, does not vote on matters before the Commission, and may not be counted as a part of a quorum. ARTICLE III Officers and Personnel Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Commissionshall be a Chair, aVice- Chair,aSecretary, and a Treasurer. Section 2. Chair. TheChairshall preside at all meetings of the Commission. Section 3. Vice Chair. TheVice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chairin the Chair’s absence or inability to act. In the event of the absence or inability to actof both the Chairand Vice-Chair, the remaining members shall select some other member of the Commissionto temporarily perform the duties of theChair. Section 4. Secretary. The Secretaryshall take meeting minutes, provide the minutes to City staff in a timely manner, andattest to all documents authorized to be executed by the Commission. In the event of the absence of the Secretary, the Chair shall designate, in writing or verbally at a meeting of the Commission, some other member of the Commissionto perform duties of the Secretary. Page 2of 10