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HUMAN RELATIONS
BOARD GUIDELINES
Courtesy of the City Auditor and Clerk
Establishment: Article I, Section 5, Charter
of the City of Sarasota, as implemented by Chapter 18, Human
Relations, Sarasota City Code (1986 as amended).
Board Membership - Qualifications and Other
Requirements
| a) |
The membership of the Board shall consist of persons
who possess the technical, professional, financial,
business or administrative skills necessary to accomplish
the work of the Board. |
| b) |
Preference shall be given to persons who reside
or own property in the City, unless business qualifications
or a special expertise warrants an exception to the
residency/property ownership criteria. |
| c) |
Members shall have reputations for integrity and
community service as well as have demonstrated an
interest in the type of activity pertaining to the
purpose of the Board. Board membership shall be representative
of the community at large and reflect the racial,
ethnic and cultural makeup of the community. |
| d) |
The City Commission makes appointments
from submitted applications. |
| e) |
Initial appointments to the Board shall be as follows:
3 members shall be chosen to serve for one year; 2
members shall be chosen to serve for two years; and
2 members shall be chosen to serve for three years.
Thereafter, all appointees to the Board shall serve
for a term of three years. |
| f) |
Board members shall automatically be removed from
membership for failure to attend three successive
meetings, excluding workshop meetings, or at such
time that the member's absences exceed 25% of all
scheduled meetings, including workshop meetings, in
a given year if the absence has not been approved
by the Board, in advance, for good cause shown. Members
failing to attend a meeting during at least 75% of
the time the meeting is in session shall be considered
not to have attended the meeting. |
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Meetings are generally held the fourth Tuesday
every other month beginning in January at 6:00 pm
in the City Commission Chambers. |
Contact Person: Kurt Hoverter, Telephone (941) 951-3638.
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