Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 7 § 141.20

(a) Composition and qualifications . The commission shall consist of twenty-one (21) members all of whom shall be persons known to favor the principles of equity, nondiscrimination and the objectives of this title. A minimum of six (6) and a maximum of eight (8) shall be lawyers. All members shall be residents of the city, unless the residency requirement is waived in accordance with Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 2 , Chapter 10. All members shall be appointed in conformance with the open appointments process as outlined in Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 2 , Chapter 10.
(b) Appointment, terms. On and after June 1, 2012, members shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Seven (7) appointments--Four (4) by the city council and three (3) by the mayor.
a. Four (4) appointments have a scheduled term end date of August 31, 2012. One (1) appointment has a scheduled term end date of December 31, 2012. Two (2) membership seats are vacant. The appointments scheduled to end on August 31, 2012 shall have a term end date of December 31, 2012. The appointment scheduled to end on December 31, 2012 shall have a term end date of December 31, 2012. The vacant membership seats shall have a term end date of December 31, 2012. The next term for these four (4) appointments of the city council and three (3) appointments of the mayor shall be January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015.
b. All subsequent terms of these seven (7) appointments shall be three-year terms starting on January 1 and ending on December 31. Four (4) of these appointments shall be appointments of the city council and three (3) of these appointments shall be appointments of the mayor.
(2) Seven (7) appointments--Three (3) by the city council and four (4) by the mayor.
a. Seven (7) appointments have a scheduled term end date of December 31, 2013. These seven (7) appointments scheduled to end on December 31, 2013 shall have a term end date of December 31, 2013. The next term for these three (3) appointments of the city council and four (4) appointments of the mayor shall be January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.
b. All subsequent terms of these seven (7) appointments shall be three-year terms starting on January 1 and ending on December 31. Three (3) of these appointments shall be appointments of the city council and four (4) of these appointments shall be appointments of the mayor.
(3) Seven (7) appointments--Seven (7) by the mayor.
a. Seven (7) appointments have a scheduled term end date of August 31, 2014. These seven (7) appointments scheduled to end on August 31, 2014 shall have a term end date of December 31, 2014. The next term for these seven (7) appointments of the mayor shall be January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.
b. All subsequent terms for these seven (7) appointments shall be three-year terms starting on January 1 and ending on December 31. All seven (7) of these appointments shall be appointments of the mayor.
All mayoral appointments shall be subject to city council confirmation; all city council appointments are subject to mayoral consent or veto as provided in the Minneapolis City Charter, Section 4.4 (c). Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed.
(c) Removal and vacancies; compensation; quorum . Any member may be removed by the appointing authority for incompetence, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance. Any vacancy occasioned by resignation, death or removal shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for original appointment. Members of the commission shall be compensated at the rate of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per monthly meeting attended and further as provided in subsection 141.50 (p). A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. (Ord. of 12-30-75, § 7; 78-Or-166, § 1, 8-24-78; 82-Or-115 , § 1, 6-25-82; 84-Or-067 , § 1, 4-27-84; 85-Or-061 , § 1, 3-22-85; 96-Or-131 , § 1, 12-13-96; 2006-Or-062 , § 1, 6-16-06; 2012-Or-051 , § 1, 8-3-12; Ord. No. 2017-078 , § 2, 12-8-17; Ord. No. 2023-054 , § 2, 10-19-23)