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<br />11 <br />Cause for Removal <br />In order to help encourage citizens to volunteer and to promote an environment in <br />which participation is productive and rewarding, the Council expects all board and <br />commission members to work in a cooperative, constructive, and civil manner. The <br />City Council established that during the term of office, a member of a board or <br />commission shall be removed only for cause which includes but is not limited to: <br /> <br />A. Violation of City or state ethics laws; <br />B. Conviction during the term of office of a felony or of any other crime involving <br />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 />manner, or unreasonably disrupting or interfering with the conduct of any <br />meeting of a board or commission; or <br />I. Other grounds constituting cause as established by law. <br /> <br />The procedure for removing a member of a City board or commission is as follows: <br /> <br />A. Any person who believes that there is cause to remove a member of a City <br />board or commission as provided in section 2 above shall present the evidence <br />of such cause to the City Manager. <br />B. The City Manager shall review the evidence presented and conduct additional <br />investigations as the City Manager deems necessary. If the City Manager <br />determines there is sufficient evidence supporting further action, the City <br />Manager shall contact the board or commission member who is the subject of <br />the allegation, outline the allegation against the member and provide the <br />member with an opportunity to respond to the allegation. After considering all <br />information received, the City Manager shall make a determination as to <br />whether there may be grounds for removal or whether other action is <br />warranted. <br />C. If the City Manager determines there may be grounds for removal, the City <br />Manager shall present a report to the City Council for its consideration and <br />action. The member shall be provided a copy of the report and the time and <br />place of the City Council's consideration of the matter, at which time the <br />member may address the City Council regarding the report. Removal of a <br />member shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire City <br />Council.