Members of a board or commission may be removed by the mayor for such cause as is deemed in the sole discretion of the mayor appropriate to ensure orderly operation of the board or commission and/or to ensure its ability to efficiently perform the duties and functions for which the board or commission was established. A member of a board or commission may also be removed by the mayor in the mayor’s sole discretion, where the board or commission member does not comply with a reasonable request for a background check of the board or commission member, which background check shall not be requested more often than once during the term of the board or commission member unless there are articulable reasons to request the background check more often; provided, that removal of members of the civil service commission must also comply with RCW 41.08.030 and/or 41.12.030. (Ord. 5890 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5803 § 2, 2003.)