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City of Manchester, MO
St. Louis County
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[Ord. No. 13-2054 § 1, 7-1-2013[1]; Ord. No. 16-2161 § 1, 11-7-2016]
A. 
An Arts Advisory Council for the City is hereby established. The Council shall consist of a needed number of citizen members, all of whom shall serve voluntarily and without pay. Members should include, to the extent possible, individuals from the community who have experience in the field of art. The Council shall operate in the general public interest, serving the community as a whole. The Council shall serve no special interests. The Council shall not endorse any commercial product or enterprise. The Council may select a non-voting advisor who is a professional art consultant to be utilized by the Council on an as-needed basis. The compensation of such an advisor shall be as approved by Resolution of the Board of Aldermen. One (1) Alderman, who shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to approval of the Board of Aldermen, and the Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts or his/her designee, shall also serve as ex-officio members of the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall be elected by majority vote of the citizen members, with each member having one (1) vote. The City's Recreation and Arts Specialist shall serve as the Vice-Chairman of the Council and shall be a voting member. The Aldermanic representative on the Council shall be liaison between the City and the Council.
B. 
Meetings of the Council shall be held on a regular basis at a time and place to be determined appropriate by the Council. A quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting shall be a majority of the citizen members present at such meeting. All meetings of the Council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (The Sunshine Act).
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 4 of this ordinance provided that §1, which adopted Sections 235.260 through 235.290, and §2, which adopted the Manchester Arts Master Plan, would be in full force and effect retroactive to 2-1-2013.
[Ord. No. 13-2054 § 1, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 16-2161 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Arts Advisory Council shall have the authority to promulgate any and all rules and regulations necessary for the planning and conducting of activities and events intended to foster the arts in Manchester, provided, however, that no rule or regulation proposed by the Council shall violate any State Statute or Ordinance of the City. At all times, the Council shall be subject to the direct supervision of the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 235.280, Board of Directors, which derived from Ord. No. 13-2054 § 1, 7-1-2013, was repealed 11-7-2016 by § 1 of Ord. No. 16-2161.
[Ord. No. 13-2054 § 1, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 16-2161 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The City of Manchester shall establish a special revenue fund to account for all revenues and expenditures related to the Arts Advisory Council. This fund, to be known as the Arts Advisory Council Fund, shall be set up in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). All funds within the Arts Advisory Council Fund shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Director of Finance of the City of Manchester.