§ 2.74.020. Established—Composition

A. There shall be a five-member City of Cambridge Police Review and Advisory Board (the "Board"). Members of the Board shall be appointed by the City Manager. Prior to appointing any member to the Board, the City Manager shall seek qualified candidates by advertising in the local newspapers for individuals who desire appointment to the Board. The term of membership on the Board is five years. No person may serve more than two consecutive terms as a member of the Board. The City Manager may remove members of the Board only for cause as defined in the City Charter. All members of the Board shall be residents of the City at the time of appointment. If a Board member ceases to be a resident of the city, he/she shall remain on the Board until the City Manager appoints a suitable candidate to fill the position.

B. The members of the Board shall not hold any other position for the city while he or she is a member of the Board.

C. No member of a City employee's immediate family (husband, wife, brother, sister, son or daughter) shall be appointed to, or hired by the Board.

D. No member of the Board shall have been an employee of the City within two years of his or her appointment to the Board, and no member of such person's immediate family shall be appointed to, or hired by the Board.

E. The Board shall elect a Chairperson annually. The Board shall meet at the call of its Chairperson, but shall meet at least once a month. Meetings of the Board shall be open to the public except when the Board, in its discretion, meets in executive session in private. All meetings of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with the open meeting laws of the Commonwealth.

F. Members of the Board shall not receive compensation for services but shall receive reasonable expenses and fees incurred as a result of their membership on the Board.

(Ord. 1018 (part), 1984: prior code Ch. 15 Art. 4 § 2)
(Ord. 1284, Amended, 04/11/2005)