San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 Officers

The presiding officer of the Commission shall be the Chair who shall be elected at the first regular meeting in March of every year. The Chair shall preserve order and decorum at regular and special meetings of the Commission; shall state each question, shall announce the decision and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the Commission; shall vote on all questions, shall appoint all committees; and shall generally perform the duties of a presiding officer.

The Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected annually at the first regular meeting in JMarch of every year. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair or upon the request of the Chair. In the event the Chair shall arrive late, the Vice Chair shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Commission.

In the event of the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair or their inability to act, the Commissioners present shall elect from their membership a Chair Pro Tem to serve during such temporary absence. In the event the Chair or Vice Chair shall arrive late, the Chair Pro Tem shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Commission.

No member of the Commission shall serve more than two successive full terms of one year as Chair or Vice Chair of the Commission provided that this limitation may be waived upon a finding of good cause, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.

The Secretary of the Commission, appointed by the Human Services Director, shall keep all minutes, prepare the agenda and furnish all members of the Commission with a copy of the agenda, plus copies of all correspondence and other papers relating to items appearing on the agenda; and shall follow all legal noticing requirements. Items which are of general interest and not requiring action on the part of the Commission need not be included in the agenda, but may be mailed to all members of the Commission.

A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.