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C. Number of members —Qualifications: MC Section 2.16.020 The Commission shall consist of not less than fifteen members appointed by the City Council. So far as is reasonably possible, the Commission members shall include representation from the following fields: education, medicine, health and welfare, law, real estate, industry, business, finance, law enforcement and labor. Further, the diversity of the Commission is important to achieving its stated objectives. In that regard, there should be focused outreach activities to expand the pool of applicants for appointment to the Commission. D. Appointment; Terms Charter Section 802 The members of each board or commission shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and city council and shall be nominated and appointed by the mayor and city council from the qualified electors of the city, none of whom shall hold any paid office or employment in the city government. They shall be subject to removal by the mayor and city council by a motion adopted by five affirmative votes with the mayor entitled to vote. The members thereof shall serve for a term of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified, and may serve for not more than two consecutive full terms. Members shall be subject to all applicable local, state, and federal laws and codes of ethics adopted by the City Council. 2. The Human Relations Commission may recommend removal of a member of the Commission to the City Council. 3. Two non-voting youth liaisons, one each from Riverside Unified School District and Alvord School District, will be appointed to the Commission on the recommendations of the Mayor and the Riverside Youth Council. 4. If there is no LGBT representation on the commission, the commission shall have one member as a non-voting liaison and/or select an ad-hoc committee to advise the commission on LGBT issues. Resignations Any commissioner may resign from the commission by submitting a written resignation to the Mayor and City Council as well as to the Commission Chair. Compensation; vacancies. Charter Section 805 The members of Boards and Commissions shall serve without compensation for their service as such, but may receive reimbursement for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred on official duty when such expenditures have received authorization by the City Council.