Sec. 82.102. - Composition of membership; officers.

(a) The Council on Elder Affairs shall be composed of members appointed as set forth in Section 82.101 , provided, the following guidelines should be considered in making such appointments to assure that the Council on Elder Affairs will contain a broad, informed and representative mixture of persons to adequately represent the interest and concerns of this County's elderly citizens: (1) All members shall be age 55 or older. (2) Members, except those who are unpaid volunteers, should not be providers of services or employees of the local, state or federal government. (3) Members, except those who are unpaid volunteers, should not be officers or employees of any entity which receives public funding for projects related to or concerning the elderly. The elderly, for the purpose of this Section, is defined as a person over the age of 60. (4) The membership of the council should be representative of the City's diverse elderly population. At least three of the members should represent low-income, elderly minority persons in the County. (5) Members should represent a cross-section of the community, including retired persons, senior citizen organizations, religious organizations and actively employed senior citizens. (b) The Council on Elder Affairs shall select among its membership annually a chair and a vice chair. The vice chair shall act in the absence of the chair. (Ord. 74-392-147, § 1; Ord. 75-529-321, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 91-1124-596, § 2; Ord. 93-309-182, § 2; Ord. 93-927-410, § 1; Ord. 2000-1223-E, § 2; Ord. 2018-465-E , § 1) Note— Former § 71.102.