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Section 5. Election of Officers. The officers of the Commission shall be elected <br />annually by the Commission at its first meeting of each calendar year and shall assume <br />their duties upon election. Officers shall hold their offices for one year or until their <br />successors are selected and qualified. If the office of the Chair or Vice -Chair is vacant, <br />the Commission shall select a successor from its membership to serve for the unexpired <br />term of said office. <br />Section 6. 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 7. Mid -term Vacancies. If a Commission member resigns his /her post <br />mid -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 8. 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 and <br />Resolution No. 16, Series 2009. Cause shall include but not 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. Unexcused absence from more than 25 percent of the regular meetings in <br />any 12 -month 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 <br />laws, ordinances and regulations, and which is obtained by reason of the <br />board or commission member's position with the City; <br />G. Failure to maintain the qualifications of a board or commission member for <br />the 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 />Page 3 of 14 <br />