A. The commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall serve without compensation. No member of the commission shall be a member of the planning commission or an elected city official or a city employee. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and such appointment shall be confirmed by the city council.

The term of office shall be three years. Commission members may be reappointed. Commission members must be qualified electors of the city of Bellingham.

B. All members of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest and competence in historic preservation and possess qualities of impartiality and broad judgment.

C. The commission shall include at least four professionals who have experience in identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic resources and are selected from among the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curation, conservation, landscape architecture, or related disciplines.

D. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members may be removed by the mayor, subject to approval by a two-thirds majority vote of the city council, for such causes as he shall deem sufficient. [Ord. 2018-03-006 § 8; Ord. 2005-12-094; Ord. 2004-05-034; Ord. 9615 §§ 1 – 3, 1986; Code 1980 at § 20.28.020].