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Chapter 2.30 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CITY COMMISSIONS BY COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT Sections: 2.30.010 Purposes and applicability. 2.30.020 Composition of commissions and committees. 2.30.030 Manner of appointment. 2.30.040 Initial term of office. 2.30.050 Terms of office for councilmembers after transition period. 2.30.060 Qualifications for appointment to commission or committee. 2.30.065 Vacancies. 2.30.070 Service at pleasure of the city council. 2.30.075 Installation of new members following city election. 2.30.010 Purposes and applicability. The purposes of this chapter are to establish a fair and equitable method for the appointment of individuals to the various committees and commissions within the city and to assure district representation on those committees and commissions to the greatest extent possible in accord with the six city council electoral districts that have been established by an ordinance enacted by the people of the city while at the same time assuring that qualified and interested residents are appointed to serve on such committees and commissions. This chapter shall not apply to any committee or commission which is established in accord with applicable federal or state law that establishes different requirements as to the number, compositions, or qualifications of the members of committees or commissions within the city, nor shall it apply to the library board of trustees which are governed by provisions of the California Education Code, Section 18910 et seq., relevant California case law, and the provisions of Chapter 2.60 of the Colton Municipal Code. (Ord. 0-02-95 § 1 1995: Ord. 0-3-93 § 1 (part), 1993) 2.30.020 Composition of commissions and committees. All commissions and committees of the city shall be comprised of seven members appointed on the recommendation of each councilmember and the mayor, and ratified by a majority vote of the city council. (Ord. 0-3-93 § 1 (part), 1993) 2.30.030 Manner of appointment. It shall be the responsibility of each member of the city council to nominate one individual to serve on each of the various city commissions and committees within the city subject to ratification by a majority vote of the city council. In the event that a member of the city council shall fail to make any nomination within thirty days of the date of his or her being sworn into office or within sixty days of the occurrence of a vacancy, any other member of the city council wishing to nominate a person to that position may do so, subject to ratification by majority vote of the city council. The city clerk shall post and publish a notice to all interested persons indicating open or vacant commission and committee positions at least ten days prior to any appointment by a councilmem-ber. No individual shall serve on more than one commission or committee. Although each member of the city council elected by a district shall use his or her best efforts to appoint individuals residing in that district to commissions and committees, members of the city council may appoint individuals not residing in their districts in their discretion in order to assure that the most interested and qualified individuals serve on the