3.82.010 Established--Membership--Appointment.
A. An Environment and Climate Commission is established. The commission shall consist of eleven members.
B. One member of the Commission shall be appointed by each City Councilmember, and vacancies on the commission shall be filled, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.04.030 through 2.04.130. City Council shall appoint members with appropriate expertise and demonstrated commitment to the areas outlined in the functions Section 3.82.040.
C. Two members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Berkeley City Council as a body with candidates recommended by the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Directors and subject to the following:
1. The following desirable criteria may guide, but not restrict, the Council in appointing candidates to the Commission:
(i) Appointees to be residents of the City;
(ii) Appointees to be between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five;
2. Appointees shall have demonstrated commitment or interest in the areas outlined in Section 3.82.040.
D. For purposes of determining term limits under Section 3.02.040, a commissioner’s service on the Energy Commission or the Community Environmental Advisory Commission shall be counted toward their service upon their appointment to the Environment and Climate Commission. (Ord. 7856-NS § 1, 2023: Ord. 7796-NS § 1, 2022)