§ 59.103. Membership; terms; composition.

The Panel shall be composed of nine members, selected as follows:

(a)

Three members of the public designated by the Council President; and

(b)

Three members of the public designated by the Mayor; and

(c)

Three members designated by the Supervisor of Elections, one of whom shall be employed full-time at the Supervisor of Elections' office.

Each Panel member shall at all times be a registered voter in Duval County. Other than the employee of the Supervisor of Elections, the designees shall be selected in such a manner as to represent a diverse background in terms of race, gender, party affiliation, and physical impairment and shall be confirmed by the City Council. Each Panel member shall serve for a term of three years or until his or her successor shall have been appointed; provided that, of the initial appointments, two of the three initial designees of the Council President and Mayor and one of the two initial designees of the Supervisor of Elections shall serve for a period of two years with the remaining members serving a three-year term. The Supervisor of Elections' office employee designee shall serve until such time as the Supervisor of Elections appoints a replacement. Appointed panel members may be reappointed for up to one additional term.

(Ord. 2002-373-E, § 1)