Cupertino Municipal Code § 2.96 020 Terms of Office

A. Committee Members serve at the pleasure of the City Council. The term of office for the Committee’s Members industry sector representatives shall be staggered with the initial appointment of two members to terms expiring January 30, 2027, and three two-year terms and four members to four-year terms expiring January 30, 2029.. Following the initial appointment, all of the Committee’s industry sector representatives members shall be appointed to four-year terms. The initial term of office of the City Councilmember, Sustainability Commissioner, Technology, Information, and Communications Commissioner and Planning Commissioner shall be for a term expiring January 30, 2026. Following the initial appointment, the term of office for the City Councilmember, Sustainability Commissioner, Technology Information, and Communications Commissioner and Planning Commissioner shall be for a term of one year, expiring on January 30 of each year, or until a successor is duly appointed. If a Committee Member is replaced or removed by Council, resigns, or is no longer eligible to serve on the Committee, Council shall appoint a replacement to serve the remaining period of the Committee Member’s term. All terms shall end on January 30 of the year the term is due to expire. No Committee Member shall serve more than two consecutive terms, except that a Committee Member may serve more than two consecutive terms if he or she has been appointed to the Committee to fill an unexpired term of less than two years.

B. The appointment, reappointment, and rules governing industry sector representative Committee Members are governed by the Resolution of the Cupertino City Council which governs advisory bodies.

C. The City Council may in its discretion adopt different policies, procedures, and terms of service for the appointment of City Councilmembers and Commissioners to serve on the Committee.

Any Committee Member may be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. If a vacancy occurs, other than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled by the City Council’ s appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.