A. The commission shall organize by electing from its members one chairperson and one vice-chairperson and such other officers as may be necessary, who shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected unless their terms as members of the commission expire sooner. An officer or employee of the City designated by the City Manager shall serve as secretary to the commission.

B. 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.

C. The commission shall establish internal working rules and procedures which do not violate those rules of governance existing in the City Charter, the Commissioner’s Handbook, or established through the authority of the City Council. (Ord. 6899-NS § 1, 2006: Ord. 5705-NS § 6, 1986)