The Commission shall consist of 9 members. Five of the members, who shall be public members, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and shall be drawn from the public at large. Three of the members, who shall be industry members, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and shall have experience in the field of transportation administration or regulation, the hospitality industry, public safety, or taxicab management or operations in the District. The remaining member of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Council and shall serve as chairperson of the Commission. The chairperson shall have experience in the field of transportation administration or regulation. The Mayor shall transmit to the Council, for a 90-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess, a nominee for member or chairperson. If the Council does not approve the nomination by resolution within this 90-day review period, the nomination shall be deemed disapproved. All members of the Commission, except for the chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, shall be appointed for terms of 5 years. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of a successor. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms, which shall not include an appointment to fill a vacancy due to removal, resignation, or death of a member. The Mayor may remove any member for cause, except for the chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring during a term due to removal, resignation or death of a member shall be made in the same manner as other appointments and for the remainder of the unexpired term. Public and industry members shall be entitled to compensation pursuant to § 1-611.08(c-2)(3) . Public and industry members of the Commission may be compensated for physically attending official meetings of the Commission or a Panel of the Commission convened in accordance with Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations; provided, that the compensation has been approved by the Chairperson. To be entitled to compensation, members shall: Be present for roll call at the beginning and the end of Commission and Panel meetings; and Personally sign-in at the beginning and sign-out at the end of Commission and Panel meetings. Pursuant to § 1-604.06 and subchapter IX of Chapter 6 of Title 1 , the chairperson of the Commission shall be its chief administrative officer and shall have charge of the organization of the Commission and its panels, and shall superintend the duties of the Commission staff in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. The chairperson shall be a public officer of the District who shall devote full time to the affairs of the Commission, and shall receive compensation commensurate with his or her duties and responsibilities established by this subchapter. The salary of the chairperson shall be determined by the Mayor. The Chairperson of the Commission shall appoint the Secretary to the Commission.
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