2.96.020 Membership.
(1) The commission shall consist of nine regular members and an unspecified number of special members selected as follows:
(a) The nine regular members shall be recommended by the county executive and appointed by the county council pursuant to chapter 2.03 SCC. At least one regular member shall be from each council district. Names for membership consideration may be submitted to the county executive from any source. The county executive shall notify Snohomish County heritage and development-related organizations of vacancies so that names of interested and qualified individuals may be submitted by such organizations for consideration;
(b) Where possible at least two members shall have professional experience in identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic resources and be selected from among the disciplines of history, architecture, architectural history, historic preservation, planning, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, American studies, law or real estate.
(c) Members shall be residents of Snohomish County except as approved by the county executive and Snohomish County Council, provided that exception to the residency requirement for commission members may be granted in order to obtain representatives from the disciplines of history, architecture, architectural history, historic preservation, planning, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, American studies, law or real estate
(d) Regular members of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest and competence in historic preservation and heritage issues and possess qualities of impartiality and broad judgment.
(e) Regular members shall be selected without respect to political affiliations.
(f) One special member shall be appointed from each municipality within Snohomish County that executes an interlocal agreement with the county to provide the municipality with the services designated in SCC 2.96.030(1)-(5).
(i) The appointment of special members shall be made pursuant to the enabling ordinance adopted by each municipality.
(ii) Special members shall be appointed to a three year term.
(iii) A special member of the commission shall be a voting member solely on matters before the commission involving the designation of historic properties within the municipality from which the special member was appointed.
(2) Term of service for regular members.
(a) The original appointment of members to the commission shall be as follows: three for two years, three for three years, and three for four years. Appointments thereafter shall be made for three year terms.
(b) Vacancies for any unexpired term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) Commission action that would otherwise be valid shall not be rendered invalid by the temporary vacancy of one or more positions as long as a quorum of a majority of the regular members of the commission is present. A special member shall count as part of a quorum for the vote on any matter involving the designation of historic properties within the municipality from which the special member was appointed. (Added by Amended Ord. 06-038, Dec. 13, 2006, Eff date Jan. 5, 2007).