§ 20-43.2. Community Councils; removal.  


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  • Any elected or appointed member of a Community Council may be removed from office for cause by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. The following events shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal: malfeasance, including failure to file financial disclosure required by law, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or indictment for crime. Any vacancy created by removal in a Community Council shall be filled for the remaining term by appointment in the manner prescribed for filling vacant positions. Nothing herein prohibits any appropriate authority from taking other lawful action, including the imposition of fines or criminal sanctions.

    The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners shall determine the names of Community Council members who have failed to file financial disclosure and shall notify such members of County boards who have failed to file their required financial disclosure for the previous calendar year by February 1 of each year, the Board of County Commissioners, the Mayor or designee, and the County Attorney.

(Ord. No. 97-196, § 1, 11-4-97; Ord. No. 14-62, § 2, 7-1-14)