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II TUESDAY JANUARY 29, 1957 - three years, which members shall serve for ti'[o years, and which member shall serve for one year shall be made at the organizational meeting of the Commission following its establishment, at which meeting the members shall draw lots to determine their respective tenures. Thereafter, appointments to the Commiss ion, except as othervdse provided herein, shall be made by the City Council for three-year terms. Terms of the Corunission members shall expire on January 31 of the respective years. Vacancies caused by the resignation, moving of residency from the City, death or renoval from office of any of the members shall be filled by the City Council for the unexpired term. 2. The members of the Commission shall receive no cor:lpense,tion. No elected or administrative official of the City Government may be a member of the Commission. ~'.~ ~S<' gs yo 3. Upon t.lIe initial meeting of the Conrrnission first appointed under this resolution, tho members present shall elect a chairman and a secretary who shall each act in the elected capacity for one year ending January 31, 1958. Thereaftol" the Commission shall armually, at their first rtlE!eting llfter February 1st, elect a chairman and a secretary for the ensuing Conmc~ssion year. A member shall not SC1~""C as chairman for more the.n tvro consecutive OJ1e-ycar periods. Tne secretary of the Corrnnission may be elected froLl the meubership of the Conunission or the Commission may 2p~)oint any other resident of the City to that office. Ho,'{eyer, if such secretary is .from the outside 0:: the Comr:d.ssion member- ship, he or she shall not have D. vote on the COJ':'L'TIission nor shall act as a member of the Comrnssion and shall serve at the pleasure of and under such other conditions as the Con@ission may determine. 4. The Com.1iussion shall establish such schedule, time and place of llEetings as it deems proper for the execution of its duties. A quorum to transact business shall consist of three members. 5. The purpose of the Corrnnission on Hunan Values is to s tucly, plan and pro- gram. for the human value needs of the City of M:artinsville with the aim of aidine each citizen to improve mentally, ph:rsically and spiritually. The Commission shall evaluate the report of the Idayor's Corranission on Human Values which report was su'anitted to the City Council and to the citizens of ?,:artinsville on January 3, 1957. This report, together with supplementary material thereto, is to serve as the basic guide for the work of the Commj.ssion, hOivever, the Commission need not confine itself to the said report but may gather and evaluate material, investigate and study, and plan and pl."ogram in such different or related fields and/or activi ties as may be deemed advantageous to the accomplishment of the purpose of the Commission. 6. The Commission shall take the initative in e:A-panding the development and improvement of human needs in the corrmunity through programs of action. The Commission Llay inform the citizens of the City of its findings, plans and programs by methods as the Commission may determine to be best in carrying out its "fork. In t.~ose cases where action by the City Coureil is necessary or appropriate to the accomplishment of t.l1e Commission objectives, the Corirnission will submit such matters to the City Council, furnishing the Cit;y Courx::il with a report setting forth fully the findings, conclusions and recommendations and methods of accomplishing sallE.