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Ordinance No. 2002-106 "Article VII BOARDS AND C0NMSSIONS SEC. 6. CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION. (a) Membership. The City Landmazks Commission sha11 consist of nine members, sux of whom sha11 be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by Council. 'Che remaining three members shall be selected as follows: one appointed by Council, one member of Council, and one member of the Pianning Commission. Each member of the City Landmarks Commission sha11 be a qualified elector of the municipality and, with the exception of the Council representative, at least five members sha11 be further qualified as having a demonstrated special 'urterest, experience or knowledge in historical a.rchitecture. In addition to the foregoing qualifications, to the extern that preservation- related professionals (defined as the professions of architecture, architectural history, archaeology, or planning) aze available in the community, at least two (2) members, with the exception of the Council representative, sha11 be preservation-related professionals. No appointment shall be made by the Mayor or Council without first insuring that the aforesaid qualifications have been met by the then existing complement of the Commission membership or would then be satisfied by such appointmern. Each appointed member sha11 serve for a term of two yeazs and may be re-appoirrted, with the terms of inembership staggered bi-annually, and any vacancy shall be filled within 60 days. The Mayor shall make three (3) of six (6) appointments, as provided for herein, every other year. SECTION 2. If the foregoing proposal receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting thereon, then the said amendment to Article VII, Section 6(a), of the Charter shall be effective as of the earliest date provided by law. SECTION 3. It is the desire of the Council that the ballot for said question shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall Article VII, Section 6(a) of the City Charter be aznended so as to require, with the exception of the Council representative, that at least five (5) members of the City Landmarks Commission have a demonstrated special interest, experience or knowledge in historical architecture and, to the extent available, that at least two (2) preservation-related professionals be among the membership of the 2