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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTS~IrfH, ~, 1TAB~.%973, BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 2 q~EROF,' A NEW DMSION TO ARbiteR X ES- SHING THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPA~IF~NT ADVISO~f CC~4~ISSION. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the Code of the City Of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended by a~8~ng a new division to Article X of Chapter 2 thereof, such new division to read as follows: DMSIC~ 3. Social Services Department Advisory Commission Section 2-236. Established. There is hereby established an Advisory Cu~uHssion to be known as the "Social Services Depa~f~nt Advisory Cc~Lu.4ssion of the City of Portsmouth". Section 2-237. Composition; appointment and te~m of m~mbers. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) r~bers who shall be appointed by City Council~ The members of the Cu~u~ssion shall be appointed for terms of Four (4) years; provided, however, that of those first appointed, three (3) shall be appointed for two (2) years, t~o (2) for three (3) years, and three (3) for four (4) years, for terms cc~mencing on July 1, 1977. No person shall serve r~Dre than two (2) consecutive terr0s. Section 2-238. Vacancies; removal of ~embers. All vacancies on the Cc~mission shall be filled by the City Council for the une_~pired portion of the temm. Any member of the Cu~u~ssion may be removed by the City Council at any t/ma. Section 2-239. Election of officers; adoption of rules, re~lations. The Cc~a~ssion shall annually elect a chai~n and secretary frc~ among its members. The Cormuission shall adopt such .rules, regulations and by-laws as it shall deem necessary for the proper and efficient con- duct of its business. Section 2-240. Meetings. ~e ~ssion shall hold regut~r m~etings at least by-monthly on such days and at such hours as may be fixed by the Cc~ission. Special n~=etings may be held at such other times as may be fixed by the Cor/r~ssion or upon the call of the chairman or on the petition of at least one-half of the members.