§ 12-11-2. Composition; appointment; chairperson and officers.

(a)

The commission shall consist of 25 members. Of the 25 members, eight shall serve ex officio and 17 shall be appointed by city council. Only the members appointed by council shall serve as voting members of the commission. The term of each member appointed by council shall be two years.

(1)

Ex officio members. Ex officio members of the commission shall be the incumbent of the following positions, or the incumbent's representative, serving as their schedules permit or as needed by the commission: the mayor, the city manager, the superintendent of schools, the director of code enforcement, the director of general services, the director of the health department, the director of the department of community and human services, and the director of human resources.

(2)

Members appointed by city council. The voting members of the commission appointed by city council shall be: one representative of the Alexandria Commission on Aging; two representatives of the business community, one from the Alexandria chamber of commerce and one at large; and 14 citizen members. A majority of the citizen members shall be persons with physical, visual or hearing disabilities.

(b)

The commission shall elect from among its voting members a chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary.

(c)

The commission may establish such committees as it deems necessary to execute its duties and responsibilities. (Ord. No. 3534, 9/14/91, Sec. 1; Ord. No. 3607, 12/12/92, Sec. 2; Ord. No. 5126, 4/14/18, Sec. 1)