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• • <br /> (f) Each Standing-Committee is encouraged to send a representative to City <br /> Council and Planning Commission meetings whenever possible. <br /> Section 3. Appointment of Committees. The following general rules shall be <br /> applicable to the qualifications of members of Standing Committees,and their appointment <br /> and removal; <br /> (a) The members of each Standing Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor <br /> with the approval of a majority of the City Council. <br /> (b) Each Committee member shall: <br /> (i) be a resident of the Town at the time of their appointment and for so <br /> long as they serve; <br /> (ii) serve at the pleasure of the Council, without compensation or <br /> payment of mileage, for a term of two (2) years, except that in the <br /> case of the Investment Committee and the Parks and Recreation <br /> Committee the committee members shall serve for a term of four (4) <br /> years and for no more than two consecutive terms. <br /> (iii) be eligible for reappointment, but the City Council shall encourage <br /> new applicants in order to promote widespread community <br /> involvement; <br /> (iv) be considered to have resigned in the event of three consecutive <br /> absences from the meetings of their Committee, unless the <br /> Chairperson of the Committee shall have excused the member's <br /> absence and informed the other Committee members of the <br /> exception at the third consecutive meeting missed. <br /> (c) Notification of resignations or terminations shall be submitted to the City <br /> Council in writing. Vacancies in the membership of any Standing Committee shall be filled <br /> in the following manner: <br /> (i) The City Clerk shall post in three (3) public places in the Town a <br /> notice of the fact that a vacancy has occurred and that the <br /> applications will be received prior to a date stated in the notice. <br /> (ii) All persons interested in serving shall submit to the City Clerk a <br /> written request for appointment containing such information on their <br /> background and qualifications as they deem appropriate. The City <br /> Clerk shall notify all applicants of the Council meeting at which their <br /> application shall be considered. <br /> 2 N:\DATA\Clients\L\LAH\Res\committees2.RUT <br />