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(d) Committee members shall be appointed for terms of office of three years from the date of appointment. Members may be reappointed for consecutive terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, initial appointments shall be: one member for a term of one year, three members for terms of two years, and three members for terms of three years. No individual may serve more than six years total as a Committee member without a three-year vacancy from the Committee, except that the initial member appointed for a one-year term may be reappointed for two additional three-year terms. (e) The city council may appoint at least one, but up to three qualified alternate members to the Committee. The terms of the alternates shall be for three years. Alternate members shall be required to attend regular meetings and training, but shall not participate in any Committee discussions or voting pertaining to an application for a certificate of appropriateness unless so requested by the chairperson in order to create or maintain a quorum. (f) A Committee member may be removed from office by the city council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or continued absence from regular or called meetings of the Committee. Continued absence is defined as absence from three consecutive meetings or four meetings within a 12-month period. (g) If a member representing a designated organization or profession ceases to be a member of that organization or profession, or if a Committee vacancy occurs for any other reason, the city council shall appoint a new member to fill the uncompleted portion of the term within 60 days of the vacancy. (h) Every member of the committee shall annually attend at least one informational or educational meeting approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources pertaining to the work and functions of the Committee or to historic preservation. Sec. 40-56.11. Downtown Design Committee; powers, duties, and responsibilities. The Downtown Design Committee shall have such powers, duties, and responsibilities as may be assigned to it by the city council, and in particular shall: (a) Review and act upon each application for a certificate of appropriateness for any material change in appearance, including construction, reconstruction, exterior alteration, demolition, or relocation of contributing or noncontributing properties within the historic districts and for individually-designated downtown properties. (b) Assist and advise the city council, the planning commission, other city departments, and property owners concerning matters involving individual historically significant sites and buildings, and those properties located either in or abutting historic districts. (c) Request information and services from any city department, agency, board or commission related to the exercise of the Committee's powers and duties of the Committee including: (i) a current project review, (ii) development standards, and (iii) the investigation of new products or materials. (d) Periodically conduct or cause to be conducted, a survey of buildings, structures, places and areas in the city having historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural