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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B31-111. Membership.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B31-111. Membership.

(a) The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Five members shall be appointed, one (1) each, by individual Supervisors and shall be allocated to each supervisorial district. The remaining two members shall be appointed, one each, by individual Supervisors on a rotating basis. The rotational sequence for making these two appointments shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors and thereafter shall continue as so designated.

(b) The composition of the Commission shall be representative of a cross-section of the community and shall be limited to persons interested in animal welfare. It shall include one official representative nominated by the Santa Clara Valley Veterinary Medical Association, and one official representative selected by the Board of Supervisors from nominations received from nonprofit, public benefit humane organizations located in Santa Clara County unless no official representatives are nominated by these organizations. Each member shall have a term of three years, and no member shall serve for more than three consecutive terms, plus any unexpired term. Of the first members, two shall serve for two years and two shall serve for one year to establish staggered terms of the membership. At the first meeting, members shall draw lots to determine the term of their membership.

(c) A vacancy shall exist and shall be reported to the Board of Supervisors whenever a member fails to attend more than three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission without good cause entered in the minutes of the commission meeting.

(Ord. No. NS-300.745, § 1, 5-2-06; Ord. No. NS-300.753, 12-12-06)

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