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ORDINANCE NO. 79-12-1833
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-285 AND 2-287 OF ARTICLE XVI,
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, EXTENDING: THE TERMS OF 'MEMBERS
WHEREAS, the "Hinman Rights .Commission -has requested- that the -terms of the
members -of the Hinman Rights Commission" be extended to three (3) years with the
ending dates staggered so that a proportionate number of the Human Rights Com- ..
mission members' -terms -shall•- expire each "year., .and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, believe that
this arrangement will make for amore stable and effective Human Rights Commission.
NOW,. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD: OF COMMISSIONERS
OF . THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-285 of Article XVI, Composition; appointment
and -qualifications of members, of the Human Rights Commission be amended so that
said section shall hereinafter read as follows:
" Sec . 2-285. Composition; appointment, and qualifications of" members
The Commission shall; be composed of+_nine:- -(9) members. The members shall
be'appointed by the Mayor, subject :to the approval of the Board of Commissioners, who
-shall select -persons who are nearly as possible representative of the several social,
economic, religious, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups which comprise the population
of the Greater Paducah Area. In addition, each: member shall. be a ._resident of the
Greater Paducah Area".
SECTION 2. -- That-'S,ection 2-287 of Article -XVII, terms of members of the
Human Rights . Commission -be amended .so° that said section- -shallhereinafter read as
follows:
"Sec. 2-287. Terms of Members.
Effective immediately, three of the members of the Commission appointed to
office in
1979, shall
serve
for
a term of one year;
three
of the members
of the Com-
mission
appointed to
office
in
1979, shall serve for
terms
of two years;
three of the
members of the Commission appointed to office -in �-1979, shalt -serve for ,terms of three
years. Upon expiration of the aforesaid appointments. each member appointed there-
after shall serve for a term- of .three years. Upon a vacancy occurring, the Mayor,
subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners, shall appoint a member to
complete the unexpired term".
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SECTION 3. This ordinance amends an ordinance adopted by the Board of
Commissioners on May 26, 1974, as. -amended on July 24, 1979.
SECTION _ 4... This ordinance _shall be introduced. and remain on file._ for
one._week for public inspection_ in, the completed form in which .it shall be put upon
its final passage, and if adopted shall be in full force and effect immediately there-
after..
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners December 11, 1979
Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 26 1979
Recorded by Louise McKinney., City Clerk, December 26 1979.