§ 11.07. Selection.

A. The City clerk shall in each year ending in the number zero initiate and widely publicize an application process, open to all City residents who meet the requirements of Section 11.06, in a manner that promotes a qualified commissioner applicant pool that is large and reflective of the diversity of the City. In addition to an application, all applicants shall file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) with the City clerk.

B. The City clerk shall review each submitted application for completeness. If the City clerk deems an application to be incomplete, the City clerk shall notify the applicant of such and provide the applicant an opportunity to complete the application. The submittal deadline shall not be extended to allow correction of incomplete applications.

C. Upon close of the application submittal period, the City clerk shall review all applications and remove incomplete applications and remove individuals who are disqualified under Section 11.06 from among the commission applicants.

D. At a time and place open to the public, and subject to at least ten (10) calendar days public notice, the City clerk shall select the initial eight (8) members of the commission. For purposes of selection to the commission, the City shall be generally divided into four (4) geographical quadrants: a northwest quadrant, a northeast quadrant, a southeast quadrant, and a southwest quadrant. The City clerk shall randomly select two (2) persons from each of the four (4) quadrants. To implement this paragraph, the City clerk shall determine a randomized method that meets professional standards and best achieves a random selection.

E. The commissioners selected pursuant to subsection D shall thereafter select three (3) atlarge commissioners and five (5) at-large alternates from the remaining applicants. The order in which the alternates shall be seated on the commission as voting members shall be established by a random method at the time they are selected. The selection must be made at a publicly noticed meeting after the public has had the opportunity to provide written and oral comment. The commissioners shall make each selection on the basis of the applicant's relevant analytical skills, ability to comprehend and apply the applicable state and federal legal requirements, familiarity with the City's neighborhoods and communities, familiarity with the City's demographics and geography, ability to be impartial, and apparent ability to work cooperatively with other commissioners.

F. The commission shall be fully established no later than December 1, 2020, and thereafter no later than December 1 in each year ending in the number zero

G. If a commissioner resigns or is removed from the commission, the next alternate in line shall fill the vacancy as a voting commissioner.

(Added by Measure R in the General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)