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J from interested and knowledgeable citizens of South Bend and St. Joseph County, and Committee members shall report to the Commission President. The majority of every standing Committee shall be constituted of Commission members. All members of the 40 Committee shall be appointed by the President. Section 2. Special Committees. Special Committees may be appointed by resolution of the Commission to serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The President may appoint special Committees between Commission meetings to act upon urgent matters and report at the next meeting of the Commission. Such Special Committees appointed by the President may continue if authorized by resolution of the Commission. Membership on the South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Commission is not a prerequisite for membership on Special Committees. Special Committee members may be selected from interested and knowledgeable citizens of South Bend and St. Joseph County, and Committee members shall report to the Commission President. The majority of every Special Committee shall be constituted of Commission members. No opinion or recommendation of a Special Committee shall be binding on the Commission in any way. Section 3. Advisory Board. To assist the Commission and its staff in fulfilling the Commission's mission and effectiveness in the community, an Advisory Board may be established. This Advisory Board shall be comprised of persons who are interested in or knowledgeable of the history of the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County and/or interested in or knowledgeable of design, architecture, real estate, cultural value and historic preservation activities. Commission staff may serve as members of the Advisory • Board. The Advisory Board members shall be appointed by the Commission, and Board members shall serve a term of three years, but may be eligible for reappointment at the end of each term. No opinion or recommendation made by the Advisory Board shall constitute official action of the Commission nor shall it bind the Commission in any way. The Advisory Board members shall meet as they deem appropriate or as directed by the Commission, but shall notify the Commission President at least ten days in advance of any such meeting. ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENTS Section 1. These by-laws may be altered, amended, repealed, supplemented or superseded by a vote of a majority of the Commissioners voting at a regular or special meeting of the Commissioners attended by all of them, provided that no such action shall be taken at a meeting of the Commission attended by less than all of the members, unless the members are given at least ten (10) days notice of the substance of the proposed action to be taken at the meeting. The proposed amendment shall be introduced at one C: �t