Siskiyou County Municipal Code Art. 1 Fish and Game Commission

There is hereby created and established a Fish and Game Commission of the County.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

The Fish and Game Commission shall consist of five (5) members. One member from each supervisorial district shall be selected by the Supervisor from that district. All members of the Commission shall be citizens of the United States and residents of Siskiyou County.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

Each member of the Commission shall serve a term of four (4) years, or part thereof, at the pleasure of the Board, which shall have the right at any time during the term, to remove a member from the Commission by an affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the Board. The term of each member of the Commission shall coincide with the term of the member of the Board of Supervisors responsible for his or her appointment. Vacancies or reappointments will be posted and public input solicited.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

The officers of the Commission shall be a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer. The officers shall be elected at the first Commission meeting in January of each year.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

Permanent meeting places within each supervisorial district shall be established and a date and time for such meeting shall be set. Meetings will be rotated among each district. All meetings shall be open to the public.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

Commission meetings shall be conducted on an agenda basis. Items for the agenda shall be submitted to the Chairman ten (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting. The agenda shall be sent to each Commissioner one week prior to the meetings and to the media from each supervisorial district. A majority vote of the Commission shall allow late or emergency items to be considered.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, except for necessary travel expenses to and from meetings related to the business of the Commission. Any other personal expenses must be authorized by the Board of Supervisors prior to each individual event or any event the Commission may wish to hold. All expenses and expenditures shall be reported by the Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer at all monthly Commission meetings. The Board may authorize employment of part-time help for the Commission to carry out its functions.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)

The members of the Commission shall devote time and thought, with consideration of public input, to the best method for the propagation and protection of fish and wildlife in the State and the County. The Commission shall be one advisory body and make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as it may deem to be reasonable and proper, necessary or advisable.

(§ I, Ord. 92-39, eff. December 10, 1992)