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Shall the board/commission appointment provisions of the Santa Ana Charter be amended to: formalize the practice of eouneilmembers nominating candidates to seats Yes .~. tied to council wards: pt:nnit the mayor to nominate a city-wide seat ~\iith 2-year term; require at least 50%) oflhe persons nominated by a councilmember be n:sidents of No his/her ward; and, prohibiL Lermed~ollt coul1cilmcmbers from being immediately appointed to boards and commissions? Charter Section 901. Sec. 901. Appointments, removals, vacancies, terms. (ill_Except as otherwise specified in this charLer, the member of each of the appointive boards and cummissions shall be appointed. and may be removed, by the city coullcil, suhject in both appointment and removal by the affirmative votes of a majority of the members. For_boards or cOU1missioI)s havim.: at -'east scv(;:J!J1lJ!2cmbers, the eitv cDllnciLshallli~lect scyen (7) members from nominations mud~(;; council IT1crJ_lbcr (~~F.~]Jlavor in tl1c ca~c of lhc cit\:~widc seat) \yhose term coincide,'i ,.....ithJhat bpard Qr lUl.l1l11ission seato.as de!crmiDCd bv.the cllV councj] in ull:ordallcc \....ith sub"ectinn (l,?) belo\\~to!.!etlwr witb 1l011!inati()tl~ fi.ol1l,anv olj1er 111cmber of the council. All oJher aQnointlllents shall he iJs deterlnined QV this l:l!artcr. orJrrJb~__l:;.i.!.Y.-f(,~uneil from time tQ.. time. BegiuIljng with tenlls starlin!' aftcr. the 2006 Gel1~ral ElcClio,g, ut lea~t fift\/-ncrcclll (50~-o) of those DCrSOnS f1g111inatcd from time TO time bv a councilmcmber shall be residents ofth.c ward renrcsemcd hI,! suchcollm:iJmel1lb~r. At the re(lIlest ofa cOlll1cill]lembcr. [his l'hlle mal,! Qe wai\.:fd bV!l- 2/3 vote of the CIi,,' Coun<;il for<:1nv one appointment if the rcq]JestilH:: membe.!.:Js. Ull<:ible to ti!ld a (]uaJified and acceDtable ward residcl1tJo nqminate. For purposes nf this ruJ~. residenc\' is onlv reClllil,:ed at th~ til11e of 110m in at ion. ll21 Vacancies from whatever cause arising shall be filled in the same manner. Upon a vacancy m.::curring leaving an unexpired portion of a term, any appointment to till slIch vacflney shall be for the uncxpired portion of such term. All terms shall be!!in on thc same Jate as cit\' council member terms as pruvided in section 4UO of this charter. ~If a member of a board or commission absents himsdr from-thfee- tWl1 (JD regular meetings of such board or commission, consecutively, unless by permission of such board or commission expressed in its ufficial minutes, or fails to attend at least one-half ( 1/_2) or the rell.ular mcctin!!s of SLlCD boarQ or cOllll,llissionwithin a calendar vear oLis convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elt:dor of the city, his-!h_~ office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. ((J) Except as otherwise provided in this section. the members of such boards and commissions shall serve for a term aftaur (4) years and until their respective SllCCeSSOrs. are appointed and qualified, but in no evem shall any person be eligIble for reappointment who has serwu h,-'o (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each, irrewective of what '\cat or.seats the lllcmberis apP9inted JD bv the city_ councjL Notwitb~latldin!! the f(.)regOil~!l. one scat...;'ihall he,a citv-wide S.9at haying a(2) vcarJerl11 \VhlCh c_:9incidJ;;;' ~.jth thacg,f the }vlayur, and which. shall be limited to f().!lLi.:!} consecuLivl;:: tel'IllS gf two (2) veil!"? cacho 5hort or oartial tl.:rms(as defined for cllv council in Scction 401 of 1his Charter) shall not be cnn;"idcrcQ. Unless other\\!ise provided by ordinance of the city council for a board or commission having more or less than seven (7) members. the terms of three (3) of the members of each sllch board or commission shall