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A. The independent salary commission shall consist of five members who shall be registered voters and residents of the city of Auburn, appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council; provided, that no person shall be appointed to a position on the independent salary commission unless that person has completed and submitted to the city an application for appointment to citizen boards, commissions and committees, on the form provided by the city.

B. The members of the independent salary commission shall serve without compensation.

C. Each member of the independent salary commission shall serve a term of four years, except that the first five commission members shall be appointed for different terms, as follows: one member to serve for a period of one year, one member to serve for a period of two years, one member to serve for a period of three years, and two members to serve for a period of four years. The mayor, with the approval/confirmation of the city council, may appoint alternate independent salary commission members as the need arises. Prior to the expiration of the terms of office of any members of the independent salary commission, the mayor shall reappoint or appoint, subject to approval/confirmation by the city council, returning or new members to fill the expiring terms on the independent salary commission.

D. No member may be appointed to more than two terms on the independent salary commission, whether or not those terms are held consecutively.

E. If, for any reason, a vacancy occurs during the term of an independent salary commission member, the mayor shall appoint, with the approval/confirmation of the city council, a new member to fill the unexpired term of that member.

F. The mayor and city council may remove an independent salary commission member at any time for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, or for a disqualifying change of residence, or for three consecutive unexcused absences of regularly scheduled meetings of the independent salary commission.

G. All members of the independent salary commission shall serve until their successors are duly appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. (Ord. 6681 § 1, 2018; Ord. 6649 § 1, 2017; Ord. 6504 § 1, 2014.)