19750304 1975-8ORDINANCE NO. 1975-8
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS
2-35 AND 2-36 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, PERTAINING TO
THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE CO~ITTEE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Sections 2-35 and 2-36 of Article VII of the Code
of the city of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to the Community
Appearance Committee be and they hereby are amended and reenacted
in their entirety to read as follows:
Sec. 2-35. Membership; Appointment, Numbers, Qualifications,
Terms, Removal.
The committee shall consist of nine members, all of whom
shall be appointed by the City Council. All appointees shall be
residents of the City.
One member shall be appointed from among the membership of
the Board of Architectural Review, one member from the membership
of the City Council and one member each shall be appointed from
lists of nominees submitted by:
a) The Fairfax City Chamber of Commerce.
b) A local garden club.
c) The student gover~nment of Fairfax High School.
The remaining members shall be appointed from among the
citizens-at-large, one of whom shall be an architect or landscape
architect.
The terms of the members appointed from the Board of Archi-
tectural Review and the City Council shall coincide with their
terms on the Board of Architectural Review and the City Council.
The term of the member appointed from the Fairfax High School shall
be for one year. The terms of the other members shall be for three
years in staggered sequence, and these members shall determine by
lot which two members shall serve an initial one-year term, which
two members shall serve an initial two-year term and which two
members shall serve an initial three-year term.
At the first meeting of each calendar year, the Community
Appearance Committee shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from
among its membership to serve for a term of one year with eligi-
bility for re-election. In conducting such elections, the committee
should consider the advisability of rotating the chairmanship among
its members.
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' Vacancies occurring in the committee for reasons other than
the expiration of terms shall be filled as they occur for the
period of the unexpired term. Members may be immediately re-
appointed upon the expiration of their terms.
Members of the committee shall serve without pay but may be
reimbursed for actual expenses indicent to the performance of their
duties.
Members may be removed for cause by a two-thirds vote of the
Council.
Sec. 2-36. Organization, Rules, Meetings., Records.
The committee shall adopt rules for the transaction of its
business and shall keep records of its discussions, findings and
recommendations, which records shall be open to the public.
Meetings of the committee shall be held periodically as called by
the chairman or at request of a majority of committee. Meetings
of the committee shall be open to the public.
This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its
adoption.
Introduced: February 18, 1975
Adopted: March 4, 1975
Attest: