A. Number of Members. The diversity, equity, and inclusion committee shall be composed of nine members.

B. Residency. Members must reside, own a business, or attend school within the city of McMinnville city limits. A majority of members shall reside within the city limits. The council can appoint a member to the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee who does not meet any of these residency criteria if it is determined that the member brings significant value to the purpose of the committee.

C. Representation. Individual seats are not geographically designated. Council members, planning commissioners, and water and light commissioners shall not serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion committee members.

D. Appointments. The council will appoint the committee members. The city strives for members of the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee to bring their lived experiences as black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersexed, asexual, and all other sexualities, sexes, and gendered/nongendered (LGBTQIA+) people, and/or people experiencing disabilities, as well as the ability to think broadly in terms of how issues of racism, sexism, ableism, and other discriminatory and prejudicial biases impact all residents in McMinnville. Additionally, one member will be under age 21 at time of appointment and one member will be a current city councilor.

E. Terms. All terms are for four years commencing with January of each year. All members may serve two consecutive four-year terms. Members who have served two full terms may be reappointed to the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee after a four-year hiatus from the committee.

F. Removal. A committee member may be removed by the council for misconduct, nonperformance of duty, or three successive unexcused absences from regular meetings. The committee may, by motion, request that a member be removed by the council. If the council finds misconduct, nonperformance of duties or three successive unexcused absences from regular meetings by the member, the member shall be removed.

G. Ex Officio Members. Ex officio members may be appointed by the city manager or city manager designee and will serve a three-year term. Ex officio members shall not be voting members. (Ord. 5103 §2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 5097 §2 (Exh. A), 2020).