§ 15.13. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION - TERMS OF REMOVAL.

(a) Except for the Board of Supervisors member, the term of each member of the Behavioral Health Commission (“Commission”) shall be for three years. Nothing shall preclude any member from resigning, and the term of office of any member may be terminated for the reasons and subject to the procedures set forth in this Section 15.13.

(b) No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. A member shall be deemed to have served a term only if he or she serves at least 18 months of a term.

(c) The term of office of a member appointed by an individual Board of Supervisors member is not affected by the Board of Supervisors member no longer continuing in that office.

(d) A member shall be removed from office if he or she is absent for four meetings in one year, unless the Commission grants that person a leave of absence. The Commission may grant leaves of absence for one or more meetings. Upon determining that a member has been absent for four meetings in a 12-month period and that no leave of absence had been granted for these meetings, the Commission shall provide written notification to the Board of Supervisors. Upon receipt of the notification, the position shall be deemed vacant.

(e) The Commission may recommend to the Board of Supervisors that a member be removed from the Commission on the grounds that the member’s conduct is seriously disruptive of the functioning of the Commission. Once the Commission makes such a recommendation, the Board of Supervisors may remove a member from the Commission if it determines that the member’s conduct is seriously disruptive of the functioning of the Commission.

(Added by Ord. 98-93, App. 4/13/93; amended by Ord. 337-99, File No. 992043, App. 12/30/99; Ord. , File No. 190497, App. 10/18/2019, Eff. 11/18/2019)