(A) The County Ethics Commission shall consist of 3 citizen members. The members shall be appointed by the County Judge/Executive with the approval of the Fiscal Court. Members shall receive no compensation but will be reimbursed $50 per meeting for expenses. The terms of members shall be staggered and no longer than 4 years.
(B) (1) The members of the County Ethics Commission shall be chosen by virtue of their known and consistent reputation for integrity and their knowledge of local government affairs. The members may be reappointed for any number of consecutive terms.
(2) A member of the County Ethics Commission may be removed by the executive authority, subject to the approval of the legislative body (if different from the executive authority) for misconduct, inability or willful neglect of duties. Before any member of the County Ethics Commission is removed from office under this section, the member shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing before the executive authority and the legislative body (if different from the executive authority).
(3) Vacancies on the County Ethics Commission shall be filled within 60 days by the County Judge/Executive subject to the approval of the Fiscal Court. If a vacancy is not filled by the County Judge/Executive and Fiscal Court within 60 days, the remaining members of the County Ethics Commission shall fill the vacancy. All vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(4) The County Ethics Commission shall, upon the initial appointment of its members, and annually thereafter, elect a Chairperson from among the membership. The Chairperson shall be the presiding officer and a full voting member of the Commission.
(5) Meetings of the County Ethics Commission shall be held, as necessary, upon the call of the Chairperson or at the written request of a majority of the members.
(6) The presence of 2 or more members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 2 or more members shall be necessary for any official action to be taken. Any member of the County Ethics Commission who has a conflict of interest with respect to any matter to be considered by the Commission shall disclose the nature of the conflict, shall disqualify himself or herself from voting on the matter, and shall not be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
(7) Minutes shall be kept for all proceedings of the County Ethics Commission and the vote of each member on any issue decided by the Commission shall be recorded in the minutes.
(Ord. passed 11-15-1994)
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