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resident of each council district. The terms of the members shall be as prescribed in Section 13 -4. The environmental management commission shall advise the department on waste reduction strategies, recycling, litter control, community involvement, and other issues related to the functions of the department, and shall exercise any other powers related to the functions of the department that may be delegated to it by ordinance. (2000, Prop. 4, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 29.) ARTICLE VII EXECUTIVE BRANCH- DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES UNDER COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Section 7 -1.1. Organization. There shall be a department of human resources consisting of a director, a merit appeals board and the necessary staff. (1979, Prop. 13; 2006, Ord. No. 06 -60, sec. 2.) Section 7 -1.2. Merit Appeals Board. (a) The merit appeals board shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. (1) The new board member who will replace the board member whose term expires on December 31, 2010 shall serve a four year term ending on December 31, 2014. (2) Of the two new board members who will replace the board members whose terms expire on December 31, 2012, one shall serve a three year term ending on December 31, 2015 and the other shall serve a four year term ending on December 31, 2016. (3) Of the two new board members who will replace the board members whose terms expire on December 31, 2013, one shall serve a four year term ending on December 31, 2017, and the other shall serve a five year term ending on December 31, 2018. Thereafter, board members shall serve five year terms in the manner prescribed in Section 13 -4. (b) Board membership shall be representative of the community, and the members shall all be in sympathy with and believe in the principles of the merit system in public employment. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 16, sec. 2; 2006, Ord. No. 06 -60, sec. 2; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 30; 2010, Prop. 14, sec. 1.) Section 7 -1.3. Director. The director of human resources shall be appointed by the merit appeals board and may be removed by the merit appeals board. Any motion for removal of the director of human resources must contain a statement of reasons, and the board shall not vote to remove the director of human resources unless the director of human resources has been given an opportunity to respond to the statement of reasons at a hearing before the board. (1979, Prop. 13; 2006, Ord. No. 06 -60, sec. 2; 2010, Prop. 15, sec. 1.) 23