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I. Meeting Attendance: 1. Commissioners are expected to attend all regular Commission meetings. Members of the Executive and ad hoc Committees are expected to attend those meetings. The Commission shall review all absences at the regularly scheduled meeting and determine which absences will be excused. If a Commissioner exceeds 25% unexcused absenteeism, the Commission may ask the City Council to remove the Commissioner. 2. An approved leave of absence will be granted for a period of two to six months for the following reasons: a. Family Crisis b. Business C. Personal Illness d. Education 3. Committee attendance policies will be monitored by the full Commission. J. Appropriations: Charter Section 801 The City Council shall include in its' annual budget such appropriation of funds as in its opinion shall be sufficient for the efficient and proper functioning of boards and commissions. K. Committees: 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Commission Chair, Vice -Chair, and Parliamentarian. The Executive Committee is a standing committee that is subject to all the requirements of the Brown Act. 2. Ad hoc Committees An ad hoc committee is a temporary advisory committee composed solely of less than a quorum of the Commission that serve a limited or single purpose, that is not perpetual, and that will be dissolved once its specific task is completed. a. Ad hoc committees shall be appointed by the Commission Chair as he/she shall from time to time, deem necessary to carry on the work of the Commission. b. Once appointed, ad hoc committee members shall select a Chair for the committee. C. The Chair of the ad hoc committee will report back to the full Commission in a manner determined when the ad hoc committee is established. d. Each ad hoc committee shall have a minimum of 3 members. If there are insufficient volunteers to meet this minimum requirement, the Chair of the Commission may appoint through assignment the necessary number of members required. e. Ad hoc committees are advisory to the Commission. They do not have the authority to act on behalf of the Commission except in the case of a specific delegation of authority adopted at a regular Commission meeting. Business applicable to a certain committee shall automatically be referred to it. f. Ad hoc committees may be held as needed at the time and place designated by the committee. 4