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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, BY AMENDING SECTION 31-14, THEREOF, PERTAINING TO COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT, TE~M, SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL AND COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS; VACANCIES FOR RETIREMENT BOARD. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virgmnia, that Section 31-14 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, be amended to read as follows: Section 31-14. Composition; Appointment, Term, Suspension or Removal and Compensation of Members; Vacancies. The Board shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the City Council and two (2) ex-officio members. One ex-officio member shall be the Director of Finance or his. designee and the other ex-officio member shall be the Director of Personnel or his designee. Of the voting members, one shall be an employee who is a member of the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System, one shall be an employee who is a member of the Fire and Police Retirement System, and five (5) shall be other than employees or otherwise in the employ of the City. The first appointment hereunder of members other than employees or otherwise in the employ of the City shall be for terms as follows: One for three (3) years and one for four (4) years. Thereafter all appointments shall be made for a term of four (4) years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy which shall be for the unexpired term. Appointment of the member ~ho is a member of the Fire and Police Retirement System shall 51ternate each term between a member who ms an employee of the Police Department and a member who ms an employee of the Fire Department. Members who are employees of the department from which the appointment shall be made may propose names of employees for consideration by Council. The Council may suspend or remove any member of the Board at its pleasure. Members of the Board who are not employees or otherwise in the employ of the City shall receive as his compensation Ten Dollars ($10.00) oer day for each day or part thereof actually spent in the discharge of his duties; members who are in the emuloy of the City shall receive as his compensation Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each day or part thereof actually spent in the discharge of his duties if such day or part thereof is not otherwmse a part of the regular working hours of the employee. No me~er shall receive as compensation in the aggregate more than One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) in any one year. Members shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. This ordinance shall take effect from the day of its adoption.