A. The Design Review Board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council.

B. Notice of availability of a position on the Board shall be published in a local newspaper of general circulation in the City with said notice to be published no later than 30 days after the effective date of the availability or vacancy of the position. Interested persons may apply for the position by submitting their application and qualifications to the Mayor’s Office. Applications shall be accepted for a period of 30 days after the date of publication; provided, that this period may be extended by the Mayor if deemed necessary to obtain sufficient qualified candidates for appointment. Positions may be filled from the list of applicants. In the event there are no applicants or there are an insufficient number of applicants for the positions available, the Mayor may appoint persons to positions who are not otherwise on the list of applicants.

C. Five of the members of the Board shall be from the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design or similar disciplines and need not be residents of the City of Redmond. The remaining two members of the Board shall be residents of Redmond and need not be members of the set forth professions. (Ord. 2588 § 2 (part), 2011).