§ 18-12. Composition.

The ethics commission shall consist of seven persons of good moral character who shall be adult residents of the city. No member may be a current elected city official, city employee, or candidate or applicant for such position, a campaign treasurer for a current elected city official or candidate, or an individual required to register pursuant to Article V of this chapter or, notwithstanding making expenditures or the receipt of compensation in amounts that require registration pursuant to Article V of this chapter, is otherwise engaged in conduct prescribed in section 18-72(a) of this Code and not exempted from the registration requirement in section 18-72(b) of this Code or to which an affirmative defense is not provided in section 18-73 of this Code. The mayor shall direct certain organizations to nominate the members of the commission. The positions shall be filled as follows:

(1)

Position 1: By a member of the legal community. The Houston Bar Association shall nominate the person to fill the position from the legal community.

(2)

Position 2: By a member of the labor community. The Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO shall nominate the person to fill the position from the labor community.

(3)

Position 3: By a member of the medical community. The Harris County Medical Society shall nominate the person to fill the position from the medical community.

(4)

Positions 4, 5, 6 and 7: By four members from the city community-at-large. The city council shall nominate the persons to fill these four positions.

The city council shall confirm all nominations for positions on the commission. If any nominee is unable or declines to serve on the commission, or is not confirmed by city council, the nominating authority shall nominate another person to fill the position. If the nominating authority for Position 1, 2 or 3 declines to submit a nomination to fill its respective position, either initially or subsequently, or is unable to do so, or fails to do so within 30 days of the request by the mayor, the city council shall nominate and confirm a person to fill such vacant position.

(Ord. No. 87-59, § 1, 1-14-87; Ord. No. 2011-47, §§ 3, 5, 1-12-2011; Ord. No. 2012-773, § 5, 8-29-2012)