Inglewood Municipal Code § 2-152 Purpose of Regulations

The declared purpose of these regulations is to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within the City in the event of a disaster, and to provide for the coordination of the civil defense and disaster functions of the City with all other public agencies and affected private persons, corporations and organizations. Any expenditures made in connection with such civil defense and disaster activities, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the City.

(Ord. 1880 9-2-66)

The Inglewood Employment Development Advisory Council is hereby created and established to perform the functions designated in this Chapter. The Council shall be composed of nine members. The membership of the Council shall represent the community organizations and institutions participating in, or made a part of, the City's comprehensive employment development planning. These organizations and institutions shall be:

The Employment Service of the State of California Educational institutions

Community based agencies

Business

Organized labor

Other interested citizens or groups as may be deemed by the appointing authorities to be necessary to the employment development planning and programming effort.

(Ord. 2304 6-27-78; Ord. 2353 7-11-79; Ord. 2411 11-10-81)

Individual members of the City Council shall submit the names of nominees for the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the list of nominees. All members shall be either residents of or have their place of employment located in the City; provided, however, that if the Employment Development Plan includes participating agencies or participants from contiguous areas, such agencies or participants shall not be prohibited from serving on the Advisory Council.

The Employment Development Advisory Council shall consist of nine members who shall be designated as Council Members Nos. 1 through 9. Committee members shall serve a term of two years, except for initial appointments made after the amendments of this date. The terms of Council Members Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall expire June 1, 1980, and the terms of Council Members Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall expire June 1, 1981.

The staggered expiration provisions of this Section shall apply notwithstanding the two-year term of service provision of this Section and that of Section 2-152.12. Such exception shall apply only to initial appointments of Council Members Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9. Members appointed to such positions shall be eligible for appointment to an additional single term of office notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-152.12.

(Ord. 2304 6-27-78; Ord. 2411 11-10-81)

Each member shall serve for a term of two years. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms, except that a member who has served an incomplete term may serve for the ensuing two terms. Additionally excepted are members appointed to office as of June 1, 1978. Such appointees' terms shall not be limited by prior service. Such appointees shall serve from June 1, 1978, as if appointed for an initial first term in office.

(Ord. 2304 6-27-78)

Vacancies in the office of a member, whether by expiration of the term or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, and shall be either for the ensuing term or for the remainder of the current unexpired term, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter, any member who is absent from any three consecutive meetings of said Advisory Council, unless excused from such attendance by consent of said Council, expressed by action of record in its official minutes, or who is absent from a total of six regular meetings of said Council, in any six-month period without such consent of the Council expressed of record in its official minutes, shall thereby automatically forfeit membership of said Council and the name of such member shall be automatically removed from the membership of said Council. The Secretary of the Advisory Council shall promptly notify the removed member and the Mayor of the fact of such removal and the vacancy so created shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.

Five of the members of the Employment Development Advisory Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of regular business.

(Ord. 2304 6-27-78; Ord. 2411 11-10-81)

The first Chairperson of the Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Mayor. Thereafter, at the first business meeting of each new fiscal year, the members of the Advisory Council shall nominate one of their number to serve as Chairperson. The nomination shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor. The Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Deputy City Administrator for Management and Budget, or a designee of the Deputy City Administrator for Management and Budget, shall serve as Secretary and Staff to the Advisory Council.

(Ord. 2353 9-11-79)

No compensation shall be paid to members of the Employment Development Advisory Council, but they shall be entitled to reasonable and necessary expenses which are allowable under the rules and regulations issued by the agencies funding the employment development programming. A budget shall be established which will specify allowable expenditures of the Advisory Council.

(Ord. 2411 11-10-81)

The functions of the Employment Development Council shall be as follows:

(a) To make recommendations to the City Council relative to employment development plans, goals, policies, procedures and other activities conducted under the rules and regulations of the funding agencies, and specified by the City staff in the Employment Development Plan.

(b) To provide objective evaluations of the employment and training programs conducted by the City staff under the rules and regulations of the funding agencies.

(c) To review and comment, and to make recommendations to the City Council on the future employment and training needs of those residents targeted under the rules and regulations of the funding agencies as recipients of employment development program resources.

(d) To advise the City Council on the allocation of resources made available through the funding agencies for purposes of employment development programming in the planning jurisdiction.

(Ord. 2411 11-10-81)

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Advisory Council shall adopt rules and regulations for transaction of business before it, and shall designate the time and place for the regular monthly meeting or meetings of the Advisory Council.

The Advisory Council shall have no power or authority to bind or obligate the City or any office or department thereof for any money, debt, undertaking or obligation of any kind in excess of the appropriation which the City Council may have made for the purposes of said Advisory Council in any fiscal year.

The City Clerk shall notify the Advisory Council through its designated Secretary of any Advisory Council matters or documents which may hereafter be pending before the City Council.

(Ord. 2251 3-9-76)

There shall be and there is hereby created a Housing Advisory Commission, which Commission shall have the duties as prescribed hereinafter.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76)

(a) The Housing Advisory Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be designated respectively as Commissioners No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

(1) Commissioner No. 1 shall be appointed by the Mayor, from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from Council District No. 1, and confirmed by the City Council.

(2) Commissioner No. 2 shall be appointed by the Mayor, from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from Council District No. 2, and confirmed by the City Council.

(3) Commissioner No. 3 shall be appointed by the Mayor, from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from Council District No. 3, and confirmed by the City Council.

(4) Commissioner No. 4 shall be appointed by the Mayor, from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from Council District No. 4, and confirmed by the City Council.

(5) Commissioner No. 5 shall be nominated and appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by the City Council.

(6) Commissioner No. 6 shall be appointed by the Mayor from the tenant body of the Inglewood Housing Authority and confirmed by the City Council.

(7) Commissioner No. 7 shall be appointed by the Mayor from the tenant body of the Inglewood Housing Authority and confirmed by the City Council. This member shall be over sixty-two years of age, if the Authority has tenants over that age.

(b) Tenant Commissioners No. 6 and 7 shall have all the powers, duties and privileges of any other Commissioner. Their terms of office, qualifications, method of appointment and removal are governed by the Housing Authorities Law (Health and Safety Code Section 34200 et seq.).

(Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

The terms of the present members of the Housing Advisory Commission shall be superseded by the provisions of this Section.

(a) Commissioners No. 1 through 5 shall serve a term of four years, to coincide with the term of the person who nominated the Commissioner.

(b) Tenant Commissioners No. 6 and 7 shall serve a term of two years as set forth in the Housing Authorities Law.

(c) All Commissioners should serve until their successor has been appointed and qualified. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

Members of the Housing Advisory Commission shall comply with conflict of interest and disclosure provisions set forth in the Housing Authorities Law and the City's Conflict of Interest Code.

(Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

Except for Tenant Commissioners No. 6 and 7, whose removal is governed under the Housing Authorities Law, any Commissioner who absents him or herself from any three consecutive regular meetings of said Commission, unless excused from such attendance by consent of such Commission, expressed by action of record in its official minutes, or who is absent from a total of five regular meetings of said Commission, in any six-month period without such consent of the Commission so expressed of record in its official minutes, shall thereby automatically forfeit the position or office as a member of said Commission and the name of such person shall be automatically removed from the membership of the Commission immediately after the adjournment of any such third consecutive meeting or any such fifth meeting in any six-month period, as the case may be, at which such member has not appeared. The Secretary of the Commission shall thereupon promptly notify the removed member and the Mayor or the City Council of the fact of such removal; whereupon, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment under the provisions of Section 2-152.52 of this Code.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

The Housing Advisory Commission shall select from its members a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson, who shall serve as such during the pleasure of the Commission. The Commission shall also designate a Secretary who shall serve as such during the pleasure of the Commission. The Secretary may, but need not be, a person in the Civil Service System of the City. The compensation of the Secretary, if in the Civil Service System of the City, shall be as determined by the personnel rules.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

Members of the Housing Advisory Commission shall serve without compensation; provided, however that tenant members shall receive $50 per day for attendance at not more than four meetings per month of the Housing Advisory Commission.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 95-34 12-19-95)

Four of the members of the Housing Advisory Commission shall constitute a quorum of said Commission for the transaction of business.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 95-34 12-19-95; Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

The Housing Advisory Commission shall meet on call of the Mayor/Chairman of the City Council/Housing Authority at the time and place designated by the Mayor/Chairman for the meeting or meetings of the Commission.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76)

The functions of the Housing Advisory Commission shall be as follows:

(1) To serve as required in an advisory capacity to the City Council/Housing Authority on matters relating to housing in the community.

(2) To assist in developing long-range objectives and goals for housing in the community.

(3) To recommend changes from time to time in the City Housing Assistance Plan.

(4) To undertake studies in said areas of concerns or as may be assigned by the City Council/Housing Authority.

(5) To review and make recommendations on all matters to come before the Inglewood Housing Authority prior to Authority action, except emergency matters and matters which the Housing Advisory Commission, by resolution, excludes from its review; and to make final decisions on matters which the Authority, by resolution, specifically delegates to the Housing Advisory Commission.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 95-34 12-19-95; Ord. 18-02 10-31-17)

The Commission shall cause to be kept accurate records of its acts and proceedings in a suitable record or minute book, which shall at all times, during working hours, be open to public inspection in the office of the Housing Authority.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76)

The City Clerk shall notify the Housing Advisory Commission through its designated secretary of any Housing Advisory Commission matters or documents which may hereafter be pending before the City Council/Housing Authority which may require their advice.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76)

Except as expressly delegated by the City Council or the Housing Authority, the Housing Advisory Commission shall have no power or authority to bind or obligate the City or Authority or any officer or department thereof for any money, debt, undertaking or obligation of any kind in excess of the appropriation which the City Council may have made for the purposes of said Commission in any fiscal year.

(Ord. 2266 9-21-76; Ord. 95-34 12-19-95)

There is hereby created a Citizen Police Oversight Commission.

(Ord. 02-23 8-20-02)

The Citizen Police Oversight Commission shall be composed of eleven members who shall broadly represent the racial, ethnic, religious, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disabled members of the general public. Members shall reside or be owners/operators of a business in the City of Inglewood. Members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows:

(a) The Mayor and each councilmember shall be entitled to appoint two members, and such members shall serve for a term concurrent with the term of the appointing member;

(b) The Chief of Police shall be entitled to appoint one member, and such member shall serve for a term of one year; and

(c) The Commission shall select from its members a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

(d) Members may be re-appointed at the conclusion of their term of office. Vacancies shall be filled immediately. Any member of the Commission may be removed for cause by the appointing authority with the concurrence of the City Council.

(Ord. 02-23 8-20-02; Ord. 04-16 7-13-04)

The Commission shall have the following authority and responsibilities:

(1) To receive allegations of misconduct. A copy of any complaint against the Police Department or any employee of the department shall be conveyed by the Commission to the Chief of Police or his designee, within twenty-four hours (or sooner if practicable) of its receipt by any commission member or its staff. A copy of any complaint filed with the Police Department shall be conveyed to the Commission within forty-eight hours.

(2) The Chief of Police, upon receipt of any allegation of misconduct either alleged by or involving the public, shall cause an investigation into said allegation. The matter shall be investigated in the manner deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police.

(3) The Chief of Police shall have the authority to utilize an outside (non-Inglewood Police Department) investigator when appropriate to conduct investigations into more serious allegations. The outside investigator shall be chosen from a pre-approved list provided by the City Attorney's Office. If the Chief of Police determines that it is appropriate to employ an outside investigator he shall immediately notify the Commission, City Administrator, and the City Attorney.

(4) Upon completion of any investigation conducted pursuant to sections (2) and (3) above, the Chief of Police (or his designee), will report the results to the Commission.

(5) The Commission shall review the results of the investigation and make recommendations concerning allegations of misconduct to the Chief of Police, who shall have final disciplinary authority.

(6) The Commission shall adopt an administrative manual which shall serve as their rules and procedures within one hundred twenty days of the first meeting and shall revise same thereafter as required.

(Ord. 02-23 8-20-02; Ord. 04-16 7-13-04)

The hearing process shall be open to the public to the extent legally possible and insofar as it does not conflict with state or Federal law. All deliberations of, or documents possessed by the Commission shall be handled in accordance with applicable state and Federal law regarding the confidentiality of police personnel records.

(Ord. 02-23 8-20-02; Ord. 04-16 7-13-04)

There shall be and there is hereby created an Arts Commission which shall perform the functions as prescribed hereinafter.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The Arts Commission shall be composed of eight members. A minimum of five members shall be Inglewood residents. Members shall be designated respectively as Members Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Member No. 1 shall be a community member appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the nominees submitted by the Council member from Council District No. 1.

Member No. 2 shall be a community member appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the nominees submitted by the Council member from Council District No. 2.

Member No. 3 shall be a community member appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the nominees submitted by the Council member from Council District No. 3.

Member No. 4 shall be a community member appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the nominees submitted by the Council member from Council District No. 4.

Member No. 5 shall be a community member appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from the nominees submitted by the Mayor.

Member No. 6 shall be a staff member from the Community Development Department appointed by the City Administrative Officer.

Member No. 7 shall be a staff member from the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department appointed by the City Administrative Officer.

Member No. 8 shall be a staff member from the Library Department appointed by the City Administrative Officer.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Commission members should be Arts professionals in the visual, performance or literary fields. Specifically, the Arts Commission should consist of artists, curators, artistic directors, critics, historians, fine art collectors, architects, and/or other design professionals with a relevant arts background.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

All members of the Arts Commission who are appointed by the Mayor shall serve terms which coincide with the terms of the individual Council Member or Mayor by whom they were nominated. Arts Commission members who were appointed by the Mayor shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Vacancies, whether by expiration or term or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment, for the unexpired term, in the same manner as set forth in Section 2-152.69. Each member of the Commission shall serve until their successor is appointed and qualified. The City Council, by a simple majority vote of those present, may remove any Arts Commission Member from office at any time during the term thereof. Additionally, should the representative from the Community Development Department, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and/or the Library Department vacate its respective Commission position, his or her position on the Arts Commission shall terminate automatically.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Removal, either heretofore or hereafter, from a district to another district or readjustment of district lines shall not affect the tenure of any member as such for the unexpired portion of his or her then current term.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

In the event that a Commission member is absent for three consecutive regularly scheduled Arts Commission meetings or who is absent from a total of five regularly scheduled Arts Commission meetings in any six-month period without the consent of the Commission, the attendance record of such member shall be reviewed by the Arts Commission. The Arts Commission shall consider the reasons for the absences with the member and make a determination whether the absences should be excused or unexcused by the City Council. The report and recommendation shall be transmitted to the City Clerk who shall agendize the matter for City Council consideration. The City Council shall take appropriate action including, but not limited to, excusing the absences, removing the member, or such other action as the Council deems appropriate.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Permission is hereby granted to the Arts Commission to use the Council Chamber in the City Hall as the place for its meetings, provided that such meetings shall not conflict or interfere with meetings of the City Council.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Arts Commission members #1 through #5 shall be voting members and members #6 through #8 shall be non-voting members. Three voting members of the Arts Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The Chair and Vice Chair of the Arts Commission shall be elected from its members.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

No compensation shall be paid to Arts Commission members who were appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council provided, however, that they shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as authorized by budget appropriations and the City Administrative Officer.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

Subject to the general control and authority of the City Council, the Arts Commission shall have the power to perform the following functions and duties:

(1) To promote the development and utilization of a Public Arts Program for the City of Inglewood.

(2) To increase the understanding and enjoyment of public art by Inglewood residents and visitors.

(3) To provide, when possible, unusual and challenging employment opportunities for Inglewood residents.

(4) To encourage collaboration between artists, architects, engineers, businesses, non-profit organizations, and City of Inglewood Staff.

(5) To encourage a variety of temporary and/or permanent art forms throughout the City.

(6) To encourage and support arts education and art in institutions in the City.

(7) To encourage the continuing development of the City's cultural infrastructure and its support facilities.

(8) To encourage the implementation of the Cultural Arts Master Plan of the City of Inglewood.

(9) To develop standards, guidelines, and procedures for implementation of the Percent of Arts Program of the City of Inglewood including, but not limited to:

(a) Definitions and/or qualifications for artworks, art projects, and art programs.

(b) Application procedures.

(c) Procedures and criteria for reviewing and approving art project proposals.

(d) Appraisals and other determinations of the valuation of artwork or art projects.

(e) Contract agreement administration.

(f) Public art exhibition locations and durations.

(g) Maintenance of Public Art Fund.

(h) Support services and assistance for artists.

(i) Participation by community and business organizations.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The City Administrative Officer shall designate a member of the classified civil service system of the City to serve as secretary to the Commission and determine if any other personnel should be assigned to provide staff support to the Arts Commission.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The City Administrative Officer shall cause to be kept accurate records of the activities and actions of the Commission and its proceedings in a suitable record or minute book, which shall at all times, during public working hours be open to public inspection.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The Arts Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month at the time and place determined by the Commission.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

The Arts Commission shall serve entirely in an advisory capacity and, as such, shall have no power or authority to bind or obligate the City, or any agency, office, or department thereof with regard to any official position or any debt, undertaking or obligation of any kind in excess of the appropriation which the City Council may have made for the purposes of said Commission in any fiscal year.

(Ord. 04-24 11-30-04)

There is hereby created a Measure "IT" Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee.

(Ord. 07-09 4-25-07)

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council and consistent with the categories of membership described below. Four members shall constitute a quorum. The City Administrator shall appoint a City staff representative to serve as the Oversight Committee Secretary and custodian of records, who shall not have a vote.

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee must be composed of the following:

1. One designated representative of the Inglewood Police Officers' Association, as officially nominated by the Association.

2. One designated representative of the Inglewood Police Management Association, as officially nominated by the Association.

3. One City of Inglewood Block Captain or Homeowner Association representative. Applications and interviews for this representative shall be conducted through an open community application process. At the time of application, applicants must have resided within the City of Inglewood for at least five years.

4. One Chamber of Commerce or local business representative, particularly a representative with expertise in finance or accounting. Applications and interviews for this representative shall be conducted through an open community application process. At the time of application, applicants will have either:

(a) Resided within the city of Inglewood for at least five years and held a principal position in an Inglewood business for at least two years; or

(b) Held a principal position in an Inglewood business for at least seven years.

5. One member representing the Inglewood Senior Citizen constituency. Applications and interviews for this representative shall be conducted through an open community application process. At the time of application, applicants must have resided within the City of Inglewood for at least five years.

6. One high school junior or senior representing City of Inglewood youth. Applications and interviews for this representative shall be conducted through an open community application process. At the time of application, applicants must have resided within the City of Inglewood for at least five years.

7. One member representing the Los Angeles County Firefighters Association, Local 1014, as officially nominated by the Association.

(Ord. 07-09 4-25-07)

The Oversight Committee shall annually organize and elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from its membership for a one-year term. After the first election, each succeeding election shall take place in January. In the chairperson's or Vice-Chairperson's absence or disability, the Oversight Committee may designate a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson pro tempore.

Regular meetings shall be held on the day and time established by resolution of the Oversight Committee as amended from time to time.

The Oversight Committee shall establish a procedure for calling special meetings and may also adopt application requirements, meeting procedures such as Robert's Rules of Order, and/or other reasonable rules and regulations for conducting business. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings and the Oversight Committee Secretary shall deliver copies of minutes to the City Administrator and City Clerk for filing and distribution to City Council members.

The Oversight Committee may designate one of its members, or a subcommittee composed of not more than two members, to study, review, consider, or make recommendations to the Committee concerning any matter within its purview.

(Ord. 07-09 4-25-07)

The Oversight Committee is charged with the following responsibilities: (i) reviewing all appropriations of revenues received by the City of Inglewood from the transactions (sales) and use taxes generated by Measure "IT," to determine whether such funds are being spent in a fiscally accountable manner, consistent with the community's best interests, and the Strategic Priority Guidelines adopted by the City Council; (ii) reviewing the audit prepared by an Independent Auditor retained by the city to determine whether such funds have been spent responsibly; (iii) prepare and issue the Oversight Committee's own annual report setting forth their findings in regard to the foregoing within one hundred eighty days after the end of the preceding fiscal year.

The Oversight Committee shall confine itself specifically to funds received by the City of Inglewood from the transactions (sales) and use taxes imposed pursuant to Measure "IT." City revenues and funds generated through other sources are outside the scope of the Oversight Committee. However, the Oversight Committee shall have the responsibility of monitoring the City's conformance with maintaining its existing level of general fund support for the city's police services to insure that the revenues received from the transactions (sales) and use tax imposed pursuant to the provision of this Chapter add to, and do not substitute for, the existing level of general fund support for such services.

In order to preserve the integrity and independence of the Oversight process, Committee members will not play a formal role in contracting, project management, construction, or any other aspect of Measure "IT" funding. In addition, the Oversight Committee is not charged with decision-making on spending priorities, construction schedules, project details, funding source decisions (e.g., leveraged funds, developer fees, etc.), financing plans, tax rate assumptions, or selection of consultants, design and construction firms.

(Ord. 07-09 4-25-07)

There is hereby created and established a Rental Housing Board to perform the functions designated in this Article.

(a) Membership of Board. The Rental Housing Board shall consist of five members who shall be designated respectively as Board Member Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

(1) Board Member No. 1 shall be a residential landlord or owner appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from District No. 1.

(2) Board Member No. 2 shall be a residential landlord or owner appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from District No. 2.

(3) Board Member No. 3 shall be a residential tenant appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from District No. 3.

(4) Board Member No. 4 shall be a residential tenant appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from nominees submitted by the Councilmember from District No. 4.

(5) Board Member No. 5 shall be a City of Inglewood Employee as designated and appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council from nominees submitted by the Mayor and serve as the chairperson of the Board unless otherwise unavailable.

(b) Board Members Nos. 1 through 4 shall be residents of the City. Board Member No. 5 shall be an employee of the City. The Board Members shall consist of at least two owners and two tenants. Three members of the Rental Housing Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(Ord. 21-09 5-10-21)

(a) Term. Unless otherwise removed by the City Council for any reason, all Board Members shall serve terms which coincide with the term of the elected official who nominated the Board Member. Provided, however, that each member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 2-152.88 and shall be for the remainder of the then current term.

(b) Compensation. Board Members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as Board Members, not to exceed the amount budgeted therefor. This provision shall not prevent Board Member Number 4 from receiving full compensation under an employment agreement with the City.

(Ord. 21-09 5-10-21)

The Rental Housing Board shall have the following duties and powers:

(a) To hold regular meetings at least once each calendar month, or as needed, to review applications submitted by owners or tenants under Chapter 8, Article 9 (Just Cause Eviction Protections) or Article 10 (Rent Control Regulations) of the Municipal Code. Such meetings shall be fixed by resolution of the Board, and any application fee shall be established by City Council resolution in the City's Master Fee Schedule.

(b) To establish policies and procedures for administration and enforcement of Just Cause Eviction Protections and Residential Rent Regulations, subject to limitations imposed by State law, including, but not limited to, Civil Code Sections 1940—1954.05 and 1954.50—1954.535, and Government Code Sections 7060—7060.7.

(c) To conduct hearings on petitions filed pursuant to Chapter 8, Articles 9 and 10 or appeals of decisions of a Hearing Officer filed pursuant to Section 8-135(n).

(d) Such other duties as are designated by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 21-09 5-10-21)

Any decision of the Rental Housing Board shall be final unless judicial review is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Board decision shall take effect immediately unless provided otherwise in the decision regardless of whether a party seeks judicial review.

(Ord. 21-09 5-10-21)