§ 2-4-112. Creation, composition and organization.

(a)

There is hereby established a commission known as the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology ("commission").

(b)

The commission shall consist of 15 members to be appointed by the city council. The composition of the commission shall be as follows:

(1)

Two members from the city council;

(2)

One member representing the Alexandria City School Board;

(3)

One member from and representing the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce;

(4)

One member representing the Alexandria City Library Board;

(5)

One member from and representing the budget and fiscal affairs advisory committee;

(6)

One member representing an institution of higher education located in Northern Virginia;

(7)

One student representing T.C. Williams High School, recommended by the faculty; and

(8)

Seven citizens-at-large.

(c)

Members of the commission shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in article A of this title; provided, that a member who, under subsection (b), is representing an organization shall be nominated by the organization and appointed by city council.

(d)

Members shall serve for a term of three years.

(e)

All members of the commission shall, by virtue of their education, experience, interests, or employment, have a competence in one of more of the following areas:

(1)

Computer and networking technologies;

(2)

Communication technologies;

(3)

Application of computer technologies in an education environment;

(4)

Application of computer technologies for improvement of business processes and analytics;

(5)

Budget and fiscal analysis; or

(6)

Public access policies. (Ord. No. 3953, 10/25/97, Sec. 2; Ord. No. 4840, 11/16/13, Sec. 1)