(A) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Blue Island Arts and Culture Committee Ordinance”.
(B) Creation. An Arts and Culture Committee is hereby created for the city.
(C) Membership, appointment, tenure and compensation.
(1) The Committee shall consist of seven to nine members to be appointed by the Mayor subject to the confirmation of the City Council.
(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed for three-year terms.
(3) Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the unexpired terms only.
(4) All members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their services as members of the Committee.
(5) The Secretary of the Committee may be a non-member thereof and if so, shall have no vote.
(D) Organization, bylaws and meetings.
(1) The Committee shall organize by the election of a Chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary. Such officers shall hold office for a term of three years and may succeed themselves.
(2) The Committee shall adopt such bylaws governing its procedures and regulating its business as it, from time to time, deems proper and necessary, consistent with city ordinances or state laws heretofore or hereafter in force and effect. The adoption and amendment of the bylaws shall be by a majority vote of the members of the Committee. Every member of the Committee shall be furnished with a copy of proposed bylaws or amendments thereto at least ten days prior to any action taken thereon by the Committee. The Committee shall keep written records of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection.
(E) Powers and duties. The Committee shall work in coordination with the city administration to strengthen the arts and culture the city. The Committee will formulate and carry out specific strategies to achieve this objective.
(F) Annual report. The Committee shall submit an annual written report to the City Council not later than June 1 of each year.
(Prior Code, § 32.02) (Ord. 10-099, passed 4-27-2010; Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015)