Members of the board shall be considered officers of the city, and shall file an oath and a fidelity bond in such amount as may be required by the governing body of the city.

    No person holding another city office shall be a member of the board or the secretary thereof. The acceptance of any such office by a member of the board shall be treated as a resignation of his office as a member of the board and/or the secretary of the board. No person shall be appointed a member of the board who is related, either by blood or marriage up to the degree of first cousin, to any elected official of the city. No more than two members of the board shall belong to the same political party as determined by state or national political party affiliations. Party affiliations shall be determined by affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the board.

    Board members shall not be subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard within thirty (30) days in his or her own defense, before a regular meeting of the city council. The majority vote of the mayor and elected members of the city council shall be required to remove any board member from office. (Ord. 866 § 4, 1990)

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