§ 11.06. Qualifications and restrictions.

A. Each commissioner and alternate shall meet all of the following qualifications:

1. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of application.

2. Been a resident of the City for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of application.

B. A person shall not be appointed to serve on the commission if any of the following applies:

1. If the person or any family member of the person has been elected or appointed to, or been a candidate for, council in the eight (8) years preceding the person's application.

2. If the person or the person's family member has done any of the following in the four (4) years preceding the person's application:

   • a. Served as an officer of, employee of, or paid political consultant to, a campaign committee or a candidate for council.

   • b. Served as a staff member or a political consultant to, or who has contracted with, a currently serving councilmember or Placer County supervisor.

   • c. Contributed five hundred dollars ($500) or more in a year to any seated councilmember or current candidate for council, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.60.065 of the Roseville Municipal Code.

3. If the person or the person's family member served as an officer of, employee of, or paid consultant to, a political party or as an elected or appointed member of a political party central committee in the eight (8) years preceding the person's application.

4. If the person currently serves as a staff member or a political consultant to an elected official holding a partisan office.

5. If the person is a paid employee of the City or a current City councilmember.

6. If the person is a paid employee of any redistricting contractor or consultant.

C. A commissioner shall not do any of the following:

1. While serving on the commission, endorse, work for, volunteer for, or make a campaign contribution to, a candidate for council.

2. Be a candidate for council if less than five (5) years has elapsed since the date of the member's appointment to the commission.

3. For four (4) years commencing with the date of his or her appointment to the commission:

   • a. Accept employment as a staff member of, or political consultant to, a councilmember or candidate for council.

   • b. Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the City.

4. For two (2) years commencing with the date of his or her appointment to the commission, accept an appointment to the council.

D. The commission shall not be comprised entirely of members who are registered to vote with the same political party preference.

E. If an applicant to the Roseville Independent Redistricting Commission currently serves on another City of Roseville board or commission, he or she may serve on the Roseville Independent Redistricting Commission if selected, as long as he or she agrees not to serve on another board or commission during his or her term of office on the Roseville Independent Redistricting Commission. Once sworn into office on the Roseville Independent Redistricting Commission, the commissioner shall be deemed to have forfeited their previous board or commission position.

F. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. (Added by Measure R in the General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)