§ 3.07.70. Establishment of commission.

(A)

There is hereby created and established a committee to be known as the Athens City Commission on Disabilities (ACCO) consisting of the mayor or his/her designee, a member of Athens City Council, and a minimum of 11 additional voting members appointed by the mayor with advice and consent of the Athens City Council. Members of ACCO shall be persons who have disabilities or other interested community members. New mayoral appointments to the commission shall be made prior to the ACCO annual meeting in May.

(B)

Initial appointments shall be as follows: three of the appointed members of the ACCD shall serve terms of one year; three of the appointed members shall serve terms of two years; and three of the appointed members shall serve terms of three years. After the initial appointments establishing the ACCD, all members shall be appointed to three-year terms commencing on May 1. Members may be considered for reappointment and may serve consecutive three-year terms. Vacancies on the ACCD occurring otherwise than by the expiration of terms, shall be filled for the unexpired term and appointed in the same manner as the original appointments. All members shall serve without compensation.

(C)

All meetings are open to the public in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. A quorum for the ACCD shall consist of a simple majority of the members. A majority vote of the full voting membership is necessary to take any official action. Voting may be done by being present at the meeting, by real time conferencing, or by proxy vote.

The commission shall elect its own chairperson from among its members, shall maintain a record of its proceedings, and shall adopt such rules and regulations of self-government as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section.

A member who misses three consecutive meetings, without an excused absence, shall automatically cease to be a member and his/her seat shall become vacant.

(Ord. No. 0-63-14, § I, 7-21-2014; Ord. No. 0-101-17, § I, 9-5-2017)