A. Organization and Meetings. The commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members who shall hold office for one year. The commission shall hold a regular meeting the third Thursday of each month at a fixed time and place selected by the commission and shall hold such special meetings as are deemed necessary by its chairman, by a majority of its members, or by the city council. If a regularly scheduled meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next prior business day.

B. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure for the transaction of business. The commission shall adopt minutes of its meetings and such minutes shall constitute the public record of the commission. An audio recording shall be made of each commission meeting and the audio recording shall be held by the secretary of the commission for a period of one year. At the end of a one year period from the date of the meeting, if no request has been made for a copy and if no appeal or other action related to the recording is pending, the secretary shall erase the audio recording and the written minutes, as approved by the commission, shall constitute the official record of the commission. Any individual requesting a transcript of the tapes shall pay an amount as set forth in Section 2.20.050.