The Disabilities Advisory Board was created May 1, 1995 and is comprised of five (5) members appointed by individual Councilmembers and four (4) members appointed by the Council as a whole (at-large). Each member of the Board shall serve a two-year term commencing March 1st following a general municipal election. The City Council shall endeavor to appoint members who represent the specific Advisory Board focus as well as experts in the field. Members shall be reflective of the demographic and geographic diversity of the City. Members should live, work, or have a strong connection to the City. City Council shall have the right to annually appoint a youth (15-18) representative to serve as an ex-officio member of an Advisory Board. If a member of an Advisory Board is absent for any reason for more than three regular meetings in any 12-month period, the office of such member shall be vacated upon the discretion of the City Council. The Disabilities Advisory Board addresses issues affecting people with disabilities, including ADA compliance, transportation, housing, access to City government and services for people with disabilities, and makes recommendations to Council relative to the adoption of programs, policies or ordinances of benefit to the constituency.