(A) In addition to the powers and duties stated elsewhere, the Commission shall take action necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purpose of this chapter. These additions may include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Conducting a survey of historic buildings and areas and preparing a plan for their preservation;
(2) Recommending to the City Council and the Planning Commission designation of historic districts and individual landmarks;
(3) Regulating changes to designated property including proposed alterations, demolitions, relocations and new construction that are visible to the public;
(4) Adopting written guidelines for making exterior changes to designated property and for undertaking new construction on designated property;
(5) Working with and advising the federal, state and county governments and other parts of city government;
(6) Advising and assisting property owners and other persons and groups, including neighborhood organizations who are interested in historic preservation;
(7) Soliciting public input for the purpose of collecting information to assist in making recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council; and
(8) Conducting educational programs including the preparation of publications and the placing of historical markers.
(B) The Commission may encourage plans for the preservation and rehabilitation of individual historic buildings. The Commission shall, on a regular basis, give recognition to owners and tenants who maintain or rehabilitate their historic buildings with care and thus contribute to the preservation of the history of Glasgow.
(C) (1) In making its survey of historic buildings and areas, the Commission shall conduct this work in accordance with the guidelines of the Kentucky Heritage Council.
(2) The Commission shall provide that its survey and preservation plan shall be maintained and continued. The Commission shall use the preservation plan to assist the city and the Planning Commission in their overall planning efforts.
(D) The Commission shall adopt and make public rules for the transaction of its business and shall hold monthly public meetings and special public meetings, when necessary. All meetings shall be advertised, have a previously available agenda, and shall comply with the Kentucky Open Meeting Statute, KRS 61.805. A simple majority of the membership shall be required for decisions involving designated properties.
(E) The Commission shall prepare and keep on file, available for public inspection, a written annual report of its activities, cases, decisions, qualifications of members and other work.
(F) The Commission, in addition to any appropriations made by the city, shall have the right to receive, hold and spend funds which it may legally receive from any and every source, both in and out of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(G) In the development of the certified local government program, the city may ask the Commission to perform other responsibilities that may be delegated to the city, under the National Historic Preservation Act.
(H) The Commission shall receive regular assistance in the performance of its responsibilities from the city staff. In addition, the city may, by contract, obtain assistance on preservation matters from a professional with expertise in historic preservation, architecture or a closely related field.
(Ord. 2400, passed 1-28-2002)