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aooK ~8 cF 156 01 SECTION 3. LENGTH OF APPOINTMENTS; COUNTY COMMISSION. REPRESENTATIVE Initial appointments to the Commission shall be as follows: three members shall be appointed for a one-year term; two members, shall be appointed for two-year terms; two members shall be appointed for a three-year term; the eighth member shall be a member of the Board of Commissioners and the Commissioner shall serve a one-year term or until his or her term as Commissioner expires, whichever first occurs. Thereafter, all appointments, except for the Commissioner member, shall be for a term of three years. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the Board of Commissioners for the remainder of the term of office. Members of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment but not to exceed two consecutive terms. When a member is appointed to fill a vacancy where more than one-half of the tern has already expired, that member shall be eligible for reappointment for two consecutive terms. A representative from the Board of Commissioners for Lee County shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member. SECTION 4. ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS An appointed member of the Commission who misses more than three consecutive regular meetings shall be deemed to have tendered his or her resignation as a member of the Commission to the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners may take no action to reappoint the member or may replace the member as in case of a vacancy. Absences due to sickness or other emergencies of like nature shall be regarded as excused absences and shall not affect. the member's status on the Commission except that in the event of an illness that causes a prolonged absence, the member may be replaced. SECTION 5. CONIPENSATION Commission members shall serve without monetary compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence to attend approved professional recreation meetings, conferences, and workshops with such reimbursement being made in compliance with the general policies relating to such travel by the Board as adopted by the Board of Commissioners. SECTION 6. OFFICERS The Commission shall have as its officers a Chairman, Vice-Chainnan and Secretary. The Chainnan and Vice-Chairman shall be elected at the regular monthly meeting in December of each year and shall take office at the following regular meeting in January. The officers shall serve for one year until their successors are appointed and qualified. There is no limit on how many times a Commission member might be elected an officer. In the event an officer's appointment to the Commission is terminated, a successor shall be elected by the Commission at the meeting following the termination of the officer's service for the balance of the officers term. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall serve as Secretary of the Commission. 2