221-3. Appointment and Term of Members.
(a) The committee shall consist of eleven (11) members, of whom nine (9) shall be voting members. (Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013)
Five (5) of the voting members shall be appointed as follows: each member of the Board of Supervisors shall appoint one (1) member of the committee. Such members need not reside in the supervisorial district of the appointing Supervisor. Four (4) voting members shall be at-large members and appointed by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. One (1) of the four (4) voting at-large members shall be from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and this member shall be appointed by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. One (1) of the four (4) voting at-large members shall be from the University of California Extension Forest Advisor’s Office and this member shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013)
The Director of the Planning and Building Department or designee and the Assessor or designee shall be ex-officio non-voting members who shall act as liaison for communication between the committee, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 2364, § 1, 06/20/2006; Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013)
All of the voting members shall be registered professional foresters in good standing working in Humboldt County. A registered professional forester in good standing is an individual who holds a current license issued by the Board of Forestry and who does not have a currently outstanding licensing action issued by the Board of Forestry. (Ord. 2168, § 1, 4/28/1998; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013)
(b) Voting members shall serve staggered terms. Their appointments shall be for a term of four (4) years and shall expire on June 30 of the fourth year after appointment. At-large committee voting members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Voting members appointed by an individual Supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing Supervisor. The voting members shall designate a Chair and a Vice-Chair from the voting members. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013)