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Section 5. Additional Duties. The officers of the Board shall perform such <br />duties and functions as may from time to time be required or authorized by the Board or <br />these Bylaws. <br />Section 6. Election of Officers. The officers of the Board shall be elected <br />annually by the Board at its first meeting of each calendar year and shall assume their <br />duties upon election. Officers shall hold their office for one year or until their successors <br />are selected and qualified. If the office of the Chair, Vice -Chair, or Secretary is vacant, <br />the Board shall select a successor from its membership to serve for the unexpired term <br />of said office. <br />Section 7. Vacancies. At the end of any member's term the City Council shall <br />advertise for interested applicants and interview persons regarding such vacancy. <br />Appointments are made annually in December. Members may reapply for vacant <br />positions. <br />Section 8. Mid-term Vacancies. If a Board member resigns his/her post mid- <br />term, the City Council may invite applications and interview persons regarding such <br />vacancy. The City Council may appoint an applicant to fill the vacancy for the remainder <br />of the year. Such an appointee shall be required to then reapply for the position at the <br />end of the year during the annual application process. <br />Section 9. Removal. A member may be removed during his/her term of office for <br />cause by the City Council as defined in the Louisville Home Rule Charter, Resolution <br />No. 16, Series 2009, and Resolution No. 59, Series 2016. Cause shall include but not <br />be limited to: <br />A. Violation of city or state ethics laws; <br />B. Conviction of a felony or of any other crime involving moral turpitude; <br />C. Absence from more than 25 percent of the regular meetings in any 12 -month <br />period; <br />D. Neglect of duty or malfeasance in office; <br />E. Knowing violation of any statute, ordinance, resolution, rule, policy or bylaw <br />applicable to the board or commission; <br />F. Knowing disclosure of confidential information, which is defined to mean <br />information which is not available to the general public under applicable laws, <br />ordinances and regulations, and which is obtained by reason of the board or <br />commission member's position with the City; <br />G. Failure to maintain the qualifications of a board or commission member for the <br />board or commission on which the member serves; <br />H. Behaving in a harassing, hostile, threatening or otherwise inappropriate <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />