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A. The commission membership shall be primarily persons with disabilities. The commission membership shall be representatives of different disability groups, including physical, sensory and mental disabilities, and shall be representative of gender, age, and racial groups in the community.

B. An officer or employee of the City designated by the City Manager and approved by the commission shall serve as secretary of the commission.

C. The City shall provide accommodations for the known physical, sensory or mental disabilities of commission members and other participants in commission activities, including, but not limited to, assistance with reading, writing, communicating and aids such as tape-recorded, Braille or large print materials.

D. The commission shall annually elect one of its members to be chairperson and one of its members to be vice-chairperson.

E. The commission shall establish a regular place and time for meeting. All meetings shall be noticed as required by law and shall be scheduled in a way to allow for maximum input from the public. The frequency of meetings shall be as determined by City Council resolution. The scheduling of special meetings in addition to those established by City Council resolution, except special meetings that take the place of cancelled regular meetings, shall be subject to approval by the City Council. A request for a special meeting shall include the reason for the proposed meeting and should be expedited on the City Council’ s agenda, or in the alternative, placed before the Agenda Committee for approval.

F. The commission shall make and alter rules governing its organization and procedures which are not inconsistent with this chapter, the Commissioner’s Handbook, or any other City ordinance.

G. The commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and transactions and shall submit an annual report to the City Council. (Ord. 6898-NS § 1, 2006: Ord. 5704-NS § 4, 1986)