Columbia Officers ordinance (§ 17-17.1)

(a) The commission shall elect annually, at the first meeting in June, a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The secretary may be an employee of the city.

(b) Where there is a vacancy in any elected office, the commission shall elect a new officer to serve until the next regular annual election. The new officer shall have been appointed a member of the commission, with the exception of the secretary, who may be an employee of the city. Should the chair and vice-chair both be absent, the members present shall select a member previously appointed to the commission by the council to serve as chair for that meeting.