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(1) Vacancies among the 11 members of the commission which hereafter occur shall be filled by the council, with individuals nominated pursuant to the concurrent nomination authority of the council and county executive. Except for one at-large position, each vacancy shall be filled by a resident of the council district in which the vacating member resided at the time of his or her appointment so that each district is represented by at least two members of the commission. Council nominations for other than the at-large position may be made by the council member who represents the district for which the appointment is made, and not by any other council member. Nominations for the at-large position may be made by the county executive and any council member. Council members and the executive shall endeavor to nominate individuals who have one or more of the following attributes:

(a) Architectural background;

(b) Legal background;

(c) Farming or related background;

(d) Recreation or related background;

(e) Financial or related background;

(f) Real estate or related background;

(g) Environmental or related background;

(h) Construction or related background;

(i) Fisheries or related background;

(j) Engineering or related background;

(k) Appraisal or related background;

(l) Land use planning or related background;

(m) Education or related background; and

(n) Other job knowledge or interests that will add balance to the commission. A person need not be actively engaged in activities related to these attributes at the time of nomination.

(2) The council shall hold a hearing to consider the nomination(s) for each vacancy prior to appointing a nominee to the commission. After such hearing the council may fill the vacancy if it determines in its discretion that the appointment is consistent with the guidelines set out in subsection (3) of this section, and makes written findings that the following requirements for appointment to the commission are satisfied:

(a) The nominee must be a legal resident of Snohomish county and, except for the at-large position, of the council district for which he or she was nominated;

(b) The nominee must not be a Snohomish county employee except when serving as a temporary appointee pursuant to SCC 3A.08.030(2); and

(c) The nominee must have sufficient time to attend all scheduled commission meetings.

(3) It is desirable that the nominee (a) have knowledge of land use theories and growth management legislation, (b) have a minimal potential for conflict of interest, (c) have a demonstrated interest in the welfare of Snohomish county, and (d) add balance to county wide representation on the commission.

(4) If the council is unable to find that the requirements set out in subsection (2) of this section are satisfied, or determines in its discretion that making the appointment would be inconsistent with the guidelines set forth in subsection (3) of this section, the nomination or nominations shall be returned to the original nominating authority for submission of a new nomination.

(5) No individual member of the commission shall serve more than three complete consecutive terms. After at least a two-year absence from the commission, a person may be appointed again to not more than three complete consecutive terms.

(6) 

(a) Any commissioner who has more than four unexcused absences in any calendar year or whose legal residence is removed from Snohomish county shall have his or her position declared vacant by the commission. The commission shall promptly notify the council and executive of a vacancy declared by the commission under this subsection.

(b) The council may declare a vacancy in any position held by a commissioner whose legal residence is removed from the council district for which he or she was appointed, but not from Snohomish county. If the council declares a vacancy, that commissioner may continue to serve until the vacancy is filled pursuant to subsections (1) through (4) of this section, or until that commissioner’s term expires, whichever occurs first. (Added by § 8 of Res. adopted June 18, 1962; Amended by Ord. 82-008 § 1, Mar. 5, 1982; Amended by Amended Ord. 93-034, Apr. 28, 1993; Amended by Ord. 97-069 § 1, Aug. 6, 1997, Eff date Aug. 17, 1997; Amended by Ord. 09-108, Oct. 21, 2009, Eff date June 1, 2009; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-076, Feb. 8, 2023, Eff date Feb. 18, 2023).