[R.O. 2011 §2.30.010; Prior Code §2-102; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984; Ord. No. 5846 §1, 4-6-1992; Ord. No. 5857 §1, 7-27-1992]
There is established a municipal Commission on Arts and Letters
to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council of the City in
connection with the artistic, cultural and scholarly development within
the City. The Commission shall consist of fifteen (15) members to
be appointed by the City Council. Not less than three (3) appointees
to the Commission shall be lay members, and the other members shall
preferably include at least one (1) member from each of the following
arts and professions: Painting, sculpture, music, literature and architecture.
[R.O. 2011 §2.30.020; Prior Code §2-103; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984]
Two (2) of the Commissioners who are appointed with terms commencing
January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms of one (1)
year, two (2) of the Commissioners with terms commencing January 2,
1975, shall be designated to serve terms of two (2) years, two (2)
of the Commissioners who are appointed with terms commencing January
2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms of three (3) years,
and the remaining three (3) Commissioners who are appointed with terms
commencing January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms
of four (4) years, respectively, from the date of the appointment;
but thereafter Commissioners shall be appointed as aforesaid for a
term of office of four (4) years, except that all vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term. A Commissioner shall hold office
until the Commissioner's successor has been appointed, confirmed and
has qualified. After the passage of the ordinance codified in this
Chapter, two (2) additional Commissioners shall be designated to serve
for terms of one (1) year. Two (2) additional Commissioners shall
be designated to serve for terms of two (2) years and the remaining
two (2) additional Commissioners shall be designated to serve for
terms of three (3) years respectively, but thereafter the Commissioners
shall be appointed for a term of office of four (4) years, except
that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[R.O. 2011 §2.30.030; Prior Code §2-104; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984]
Members of the municipal Commission on Arts and Letters shall
serve without compensation from the City or any firm, trust, donation
or legacy to or on behalf of the City; however, a member of the Commission,
or the firm, company or corporation with whom the member is associated,
shall not be precluded from receiving compensation from the City under
any contract for services rendered which have no relation to the member's
duties as a member of the municipal Commission on Arts and Letters.
[R.O. 2011 §2.30.040; Prior Code §2-105; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984; Ord. No. 5846 §1, 4-6-1992]
The Commission shall organize by electing one (1) of their members
as Chairperson who shall hold such office for two (2) years or until
the Chairperson's successor shall have been elected and qualified.
The Commission may adopt such administrative procedures as are necessary
to accomplish the purposes set forth in this Chapter. The City Officers
and the staff of City departments may consult and advise with the
Commission from time to time on matters coming within the scope of
this Chapter; and the Commission may consult and advise with such
City staff and officers.
[R.O. 2011 §2.30.050; Prior Code §2-106; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984]
A.
The
municipal Commission on Arts and Letters shall have the authority
and duty to solicit gifts of art on behalf of the City and to encourage
public-spirited citizens to contribute funds, as well as permanent
works of art, to the City and thereby help to beautify the City and
the public buildings and grounds situated therein.
B.
The
Commission may advise owners of private property in relation to the
beautification of such property; and anyone contemplating the erection
of any building or the making of any improvements thereon may submit
the plans and designs or sketches thereof to the Commission for advice
and suggestions, for which no charge shall be made by the Commission.
C.
The
Commission may also recognize scholarly works in any field, be it
art, science, education, medicine, business, etc., in ways appropriate
to the contribution of the work to its field and the standing of the
creator in the community, providing such recognition is consistent
with the powers and duties of the Commission as spelled out herein.
[R.O. 2011 §2.30.060; Prior Code §2-107; Ord. No. 5453 §1, 11-12-1984]
A.
No
work of art shall be contracted for or placed on property of the City
or become the property of the City by purchase, gift or otherwise,
except for a museum or gallery, unless such work of art, or a design
or model of the same as required by the municipal Commission on Arts
and Letters, together with the proposed location of such work of art,
shall first have been submitted to the Commission for its recommendation
to the City Government. The term "work of art" as
used in this Chapter shall comprise of paintings, mural decorations,
stained glass, statues, bas-reliefs or other sculptures, monuments,
fountains, decorative arches or other structures of permanent or temporary
character intended for ornament or commemoration. No existing work
of art in the possession of the City shall be removed, relocated or
altered in any way without being submitted to the Commission for report
and recommendation.
B.
The
Commission may prepare specifications for the maintenance of works
of art and shall inspect such maintenance work for the guidance of
the City departments concerned.
