Sec. 13-37. - Membership; appointment and terms of members; honorary members.

(a)

The Ancient Little Neck Cemetery Commission shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the city at the time of his appointment and during his incumbency. The members shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. The members of the commission shall serve for a term of three years. The term of the members appointed in 1997 shall expire on December 31, 1997. Thereafter appointments shall be made as of the first of each third year and shall be effective for a three-year period from the first day of the year of appointment.

(b)

By a majority vote of the city council, individuals who display a special dedication to the preservation and maintenance of the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery may be made honorary members of the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery Commission. Such designation is meant to be an honorarium in gratitude for special dedication displayed by individuals to the preservation and maintenance of the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, and such individuals shall not have any of the powers of commission members appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-37, Ch. 460, § I, 10-21-97)