§ 1-1905. Removal of members.

(a)

Grounds. Any member of the Clarksville Parking Commission may be removed from office for cause, to include permanent disability, knowing or willful misconduct in office, knowing or willful failure to perform any duty required by law, or the committing of any act constituting a felony or a violation of any penal statute involving moral turpitude, or malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance as a Commission member, by resolution by the city council, upon a roll call vote of three-fourths (¾) of the full membership of the city council at a public hearing, but only after prior preferment of formal charges by resolution of the city council approved by a majority vote of the full membership of the city council at a public hearing.

(b)

Charges, investigation, notice. All charges shall be in writing and the city council shall make or direct such investigation in relation to the matter as it may consider necessary. Prior to any hearing, a copy of the charges to be considered at the hearing shall be delivered to or mailed to the commission member against whom they have been filed, together with notice of the time and place for the public hearing, which shall not be less than five (5) calendar days from the delivery or mailing of the charges to the accused member.

(c)

Hearing, right to counsel, and process. The hearing on removal shall be public. The accused Commission member shall have the right to appear and to defend in person or by counsel, and shall have process of the city council to compel the attendance of witnesses on his or her behalf. The city attorney, or such other person as the city council by majority vote may direct, shall present the evidence and witnesses, if any, against the accused commission member.

(d)

Expiration of term upon removal. Immediately upon a vote approving removal, the term of the accused commission member shall expire, and his or her office, status, power, and authority shall cease without further action.

(Ord. No. 14-2015-16, § 1, 9-3-15)