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vacancy upon its occurrence. If the mayor fails to submit the name of a nominee within the times provided for herein, the council may within sixty days nominate and approve the appointment of an individual to fill the vacancy. (c) No member shall be eligible for a second appointment to the same board or commission prior to the expiration of two years, however, members of any board or commission appointed for a term of two years or less shall be eligible to succeed themselves for an additional full term. (d) No member whose term has expired shall continue to serve on such board or commission, except that if no successor has been appointed and confirmed, the member shall continue to serve for ninety days or until a successor is appointed and confirmed, whichever comes first. (e) Any vacancy occurring in any board or commission shall be filled for the unexpired term. (f) Not more than a bare majority of the members shall belong to the same political party. (g) Members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Necessary expenses may be paid in advance as per diem allowance which shall be established by ordinance. Members of boards and commissions who do not receive compensation from their employers during the time they are serving on boards and commissions may be reimbursed by the county for actual work hours lost at the straight time rate of pay of such members in their regular employment but in no case shall such reimbursement exceed two times the state minimum wage hour rate. (h) A chairperson shall be elected from its membership annually. (i) The affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership to which a board or commission is entitled shall be necessary to make any action valid; except that in the case of a board or commission which has only advisory functions, the affirmative vote of a majority of those present shall be sufficient to make any action valid. (j) Each board and commission shall have the power to establish its rules of procedure necessary for the conduct of its business, which rules shall contain the time and place of all regular meetings, and which shall specify that a quorum shall be a majority of the members to which the board or commission is entitled. (k) Notwithstanding any other provision in this charter, no person shall, by reason of occupation alone, be barred from serving as a member of any board or commission. [{1}] [The council shall act to confirm or reject any appointment made to a board or commission by the mayor within forty five days after receiving notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the council docs not confirm or reject any such appointment within forty five days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been confirmed.] fl[(m)]The redrawing of council district boundaries during a commission member's term shall not affect a member's eligibility to represent the district to which the member was appointed."