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Members are required to comply with the Kittitas County Boards, Committees, and <br />Commissions Handbook <br /> <br />MEMBERSHIP <br />Committee Composition <br />The committee shall consist of nine members: One county commissioner who serves <br />as the committee chairperson, one member who is homeless or a formerly homeless <br />person, one member from the City of Ellensburg, a member or nominated by the <br />Ellensburg City Council; one member from Commissioner District #2, and five at-large <br />members. New applicants will be reviewed by the committee and recommended to <br />the BOCC The members will be appointed by the BOCC. <br />Terms of Office <br />Committee members will serve for a term of two years with the exception of <br />the Ellensburg City Council representative that is an "At Will" position. There <br />are no limits to the terms that may be served. <br />Attendance/ Absentee Policy <br />Three unexcused meeting absences may cause that committee member's name to be <br />forwarded to the BOCC with a recommendation for removal from the committee. <br />New Member Recruitment <br />Recruitment of new applicants is as follows: <br />A. The Committee is to establish a recruitment subcommittee. <br />B. The subcommittee shall interview applicants. <br />C. The subcommittee shall then make a recommendation to the committee <br />on which applicant they believe should move forward. <br />D. The committee shall then vote on the recommended applicant. <br />E. The committee shall then offer recommendation of approved applicant to <br />BOCC. <br />F. Upon final approval, BOCC shall send a letter to the applicant approved. <br />Member Removal <br />A. If a member needs to be removed from the committee for reasons <br />including but not limited to unexcused absences, the committee will vote <br />on this issue: If a simple majority of the committee members in attendance <br />votes to remove a member, the recommendation of the committee will be <br />brought forth to the BOCC. <br />B. The BOCC will review the recommendation of the committee to remove a <br />member and will vote to retain or terminate the member's appointment to <br />the committee.