The Board shall promote and encourage private and public programs to further the development and public awareness of, and interest in the visual arts and fine crafts and cultural properties. In carrying out its duties and powers the Board shall:
(A) Make recommendations to the Mayor on the acquisition of works of art for city-owned facilities.
(B) Make recommendations to the Mayor for any work of art to be funded from the Capital Improvements Program as provided for in § 10-5-5(A) with regard to an artist, a design proposal and/or a work of art to be approved.
(C) Make recommendations to the Mayor for any work of art which will be a part of the public art collection and which will be funded, or partially funded by non-Capital Improvement Program sources including the public site for the display of such art and establish criteria for the selection of the artist and/or the work of art or make recommendations regarding the proposed artist and/or work of art.
(D) Advise the Mayor on the proposed removal, relocation or alteration of any public arts project or works of art in the possession of the city but which are not collections or exhibitions of other city departments.
(E) Make recommendations to the Mayor on any arts program to be supported by the city other than the programs operated by other city departments.
(F) Recommend to the Mayor programs and facilities to further the development and public awareness of the visual arts and fine crafts.
(G) Seek private donations to the public art program. Advise the Mayor regarding additional sources of public funds for the program.
(H) Establish such guidelines as are necessary to carry out the purpose of §§ 10-5-1 et seq. The guidelines shall include but not be limited to criteria for selection of artists and art work, maintenance of a file of interested artists, payment practices, procedures for artistic competitions, and requirements for the maintenance of art works. The guidelines shall be promulgated by the Mayor.
(I) Establish a system of active coordination with the City's Capital Improvement Program and other building activities to insure that works of art are properly integrated into the built environment.
(J) Establish subcommittees or ad hoc task forces to advise and assist the Board. Art Selection Committees may be established as subcommittees to the Board to recommend to the Board an artist or a work of art to be funded from the Capital Improvements Program as provided for in § 10-5-5(A). Subcommittee and task force members shall be appointed by the Board for terms to be specified by the Board.
(K) Serve as an advisory board for such city arts or cultural properties and programs as directed by the Mayor.
('74 Code, § 11-14-4) (Ord. 89-1978; Am. Ord. 24-1992)