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An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 2.47 of the Revised Municipal Code Relating to Limitation on Consecutive Terms for Members of Boards and Commissions.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 2.47 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby repealed and recreated to read:
2.47 LIMITATION ON CONSECUTIVE TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
(1) Term Limits. The Common Council, except as otherwise provided herein, shall not approve or confirm the reappointment of a citizen member to any Board or Commission which would result in such citizen being a member on such Board or Commission for more than two (2) consecutive terms where the term of office is five (5) years or more, for more than three (3) consecutive terms where the term of office is four (4) years, for more than four (4) consecutive terms where the term of office is three (3) years, or for more than six (6) consecutive terms where the term of office is two (2) years or less. Notwithstanding said limitations on consecutive terms, the Common Council may, upon the request of the Mayor, approve and confirm the reappointment of any citizen member by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all of the alderpersons. For purposes of this section, appointments to fill unexpired terms on any Board or Commission shall not be counted as a term of office. A citizen member is defined to be a person who is not an employee or officer of the City.
(2) Reappointment. A citizen member who has served the full term limits as set forth in paragraph (1) and who has not been reappointed by the Mayor and confirmed by two-thirds (2/3) of the Common Council shall not be eligible to serve on the same Board or Commission for a period of two (2) years from the expiration of the term or the date the person no longer serves, whichever is later.
(3) Effect of Common Council Refusal to Confirm. If the Common Council fails to approve a reappointment pursuant to subsection (1), the citizen member shall be authorized to continue to serve as a hold over member for a period of ninety (90) days. Thereafter, the position on the Board or Commission shall be vacant and the non-approved hold over member shall no longer serve. During the ninety (90) day period, the Mayor shall nominate a new citizen member for Common Council approval. If the Mayor fails to nominate a citizen member with ninety (90) days of Common Council refusal to consent, the Common Council President may then make such nomination.
PART II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
ATTO-Repeal&Recreate Sec 2.47 - Limit Consec Terms