§ 32-145. Membership.

(a)

The center city commission shall be composed of 16 voting members.

(b)

Ten members shall be appointed on recommendation of the mayor of the city and the mayor of the county, with approval by the city council and the county commission, who shall hold office for a term of three calendar years and thereafter until their successors are appointed and qualified. A term shall commence on the date of approval of such appointee by both the city council and county commission. The date of approval shall be the day on which the last of the clerks of the city council and the county commission certify that their respective legislative body has approved the appointment. No members shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. Such members shall serve without salary. In the event of a vacancy in such appointed members, whether by reason of resignation, death or other cause, the center city commission shall recommend a successor who shall be appointed by the mayors of both the city and county, with approval of the city council and county commission, to fill such unexpired term.

(c)

The mayor of the city or his designee, the mayor of the county or his designee, one member of the city council appointed by the chairman thereof and one member of the county commission appointed by the chairman thereof shall serve as ex officio members of the commission with benefit of vote. The chairman of the city council and the chairman of the county commission shall serve as ex officio members of the commission without vote.

(d)

The speakers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the state shall each appoint one member of the General Assembly from their respective house in accordance with the provision of T.C.A. § 7-84-519 to serve as ex officio members of the commission with the benefit of vote.

(e)

All ex officio members shall serve for the terms of their office.

(f)

The members of the commission shall be the board of directors of the commission in its capacity as "district management corporation" within the meaning of and for purposes of T.C.A. § 7-84-519 or any successor statute thereto. The members of the commission shall be the members of the vacant property review commission created herein. The members of the General Assembly appointed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall serve on any executive committee or management committee of the commission.

(g)

The chairman of the commission shall be elected by the commission from its own membership to serve for a term of one year with the right of succession at the option of the commission. The commission shall likewise appoint a secretary who shall be a member of the commission. The commission shall have the power to appoint such other officers as determined by the commission from time to time.

(Code 1992, § 16-135; Ord. No. 187, § 1, 4-7-1997; Ord. No. 227, 9-11-2000; Ord. No. 232, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 381, 8-31-2009)

Cross reference

Vacant property review commission created, § 32-149.