[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
An Arts Commission is hereby established.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
The "Malden Arts Commission" shall consist of seven (7) members
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
Membership shall be a diverse mixture of citizen representatives of
the community at large, including at least one (1) practicing artist.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
The appointment of each member of the "Malden Arts Commission"
shall be for a term of three (3) years with three (3) members, as
determined by the commission, initially to serve only a two-year term
so that there will be an overlapping of terms.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
All members of the "Malden Arts Commission" shall serve as such
without compensation, except for actual expenses, which shall be subject
to approval by the mayor.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
Upon appointment, the Malden Arts Commission shall be called
together by the Mayor and shall organize by electing a chair from
any of its members for a term of one (1) year with eligibility for
reelection, and may fill such other of its offices as it may create.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
The Malden Arts Commission shall meet at least once each quarter.
A majority of the members constitutes a quorum. The City Clerk or
his or her designee shall act as staff to the commission.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
A.
The Malden Arts Commission shall act as an advisory body to the Mayor
and City Council on matters pertaining to all forms of art, visual,
audio or otherwise. Its duties may include:
1.
Developing a general policy for inclusion and approval of art
in public places and projects.
2.
Establishing criteria for art, including compatibility with
general, social, and physical environment with which the art is to
relate, originality, diversity of style, structural design, quality,
quantity, scope, scale, material, form, content, and durability.
3.
Recommending art projects and identifying potential sites.
4.
Recommending the placement of statues, monuments and memorials
in city parks, in or on city property, and public rights-of-way.
5.
Encouraging the incorporation of art into the design of commercial,
residential, and public projects.
6.
Encouraging artists' involvement at the inception of City design
and building projects.
7.
Maintaining a directory of the City's inventory of art, including
receipt annually of the City's plan for conservation and maintenance
of art works.
8.
Reviewing and making recommendations upon all works of art to
be acquired by the city, either by purchase, gift, or otherwise.
9.
Educating the community about the value and importance of art.
10.
Advising or receiving recommendations from other City boards
and commissions on matters involving the arts, including aesthetics
and beautification.
11.
Serving as the City's liaison with artists and advising on any
proposed alteration, removal, or destruction of art projects, statues,
monuments, or memorials in city parks or on city property.
12.
Preparing an annual report to the Mayor and Council on the Arts.
The report may include a plan for future art projects.
[Ord. No. 3005, 6-15-2009]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A tangible creation by an artist exhibiting skill and aesthetic
principles, including, but not limited to, paintings, sculptures,
stained glass, engravings, statues, bas-reliefs, carvings, frescoes,
mobiles, murals, collages, mosaics, tapestries, photographs, drawings,
monuments, and fountains and shall also include audio works of art
such as, but not limited to, recordings, live performances and any
reproduction in any manner thereof.
