[Code 1991, § 3-541]
The Memorials Advisory Commission is hereby established.
[Code 1991, § 3-542; Ord. No. 11-32, 11-22-2011]
A. The purpose of the Memorials Advisory Commission shall be to advise
and make recommendations to the City Council on appropriate means
of recognizing and awarding extraordinary contributions made by individuals
and organizations to the well-being of the City, the commonwealth,
or the nation.
B. The duties of the commission shall be to:
(1) Develop criteria for the nomination of persons and organizations
deserving recognition by the City.
(2) Develop appropriate means by which the City may recognize or commemorate
such contributions. Forms of recognition may include public testimonial
celebrations, the naming of public facilities or streets, the dedication
of statues, monuments, plaques or works of art, or the creation of
scholarships or other awards.
(3) Consider and make recommendations to the City Council on the use
of City-owned property for the installation of memorial plaques or
other suitable forms of recognition.
(4) Make nominations periodically to the City Council of persons and organizations which, in the opinion of the commission, meet the criteria described in Subsection
A of this section for the receipt of awards or other forms of recognition by the City.
(5) Advise the City Council on matters pertaining to the maintenance
and preservation of the Mary Washington Monument property in perpetuity
and the improvements thereon as a memorial to Mary Washington.
C. The commission shall have the authority, on behalf of the City, to
solicit and accept private contributions, gifts, bequests and other
donations of property into a memorials fund to carry out the purposes
of this division. All funds and other donations accepted by the commission
shall be deposited with the City Treasurer to the credit of the City
for the use of and at the direction of the commission. The commission
shall submit a report to the City Council annually of all receipts
and expenditures from such fund.