A. The use of the word “board” in this section includes commissions and committees established within this chapter.

B. Each board that meets more than once a year shall make an annual report to the council containing a summary of activities of the board for the preceding year.

C. Each board shall adopt written bylaws, which shall be reviewed by the city attorney for legal sufficiency and ratified by resolution of the city council. Any amendments to the written bylaws are not effective unless the city attorney reviews them for legal sufficiency and city council ratifies them by resolution. If the city attorney or city council does not approve of the bylaws or their amendments, then the bylaws or their amendments shall be sent back to the board with an explanation of why they were not approved.

D. As provided in the city charter, the mayor shall appoint all members to a board, subject to confirmation by city council. Members appointed by the mayor shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor, but any removal by the mayor is subject to confirmation by city council. If there is a vacancy on a board, the mayor shall appoint another member to the board through a process substantially similar to that used to appoint original members to the board. The member filling the vacancy shall serve on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term. As used in this subsection, “members” includes alternates.

E. Up to three alternates may be added to a board. Alternates may participate in all discussions and activities of a board. However, alternates do not establish quorum on a board or its subcommittees and are nonvoting members.

F. Any person may challenge the accuracy of proposed or approved minutes of a board, provided the person challenges the accuracy within six months of the date the board approves the minutes. To challenge the accuracy of proposed or approved minutes, the person must present to the board the section of the minutes that the person disputes, and provide a recommended alternative, preferably with direct reference to the pertinent section of an audio recording of the meeting in question, if any. The board may then make a motion to reject, approve, or approve with modifications the recommended alternative. [BC 2.03.002, amended by Ordinance No. 4247, 3/17/03; amended by Ordinances No. 4680, 3/22/16, Ordinance No. 4794, 12/1/20, Ordinance No. 4810, 8/17/21]