A. Establishment: The Hailey arts and historic preservation commission for the city of Hailey is hereby established. The commission shall consist of not more than nine (9) but not less than five (5) voting members.
B. Qualifications Of Members: Each member shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the Hailey city council, shall have been a resident of Blaine County for two (2) years prior to appointment to the commission and shall be a resident of the city of Hailey at the time of appointment, except that two (2) members may reside outside the corporate limits of the city, but within the city's area of impact and/or be employed as a full time employee or own a business or enterprise devoted to the promotion of the arts or historic preservation. Each member must remain a resident of the city, or, in the case of the city's area of impact, within the impact area, or be employed or own a business or enterprise devoted to the promotion of the arts or historic preservation during the term of his or her membership on the commission. All members of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest, competence or knowledge in the arts or in history or historic preservation. The Hailey mayor and city council shall endeavor to appoint at least two (2) members with professional training and experience in the arts and at least two (2) members with professional training and experience in historic preservation or in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, urban planning, archaeology, engineering, law or other related disciplines.
C. Terms: Each member shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered and shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. All subsequent appointments shall be made for three (3) year terms. Commission members may be reappointed to serve additional terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and the appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
D. Officers: The commission shall elect officers from among the members of the commission. The chairperson shall preside at meetings of the commission. The vice chairperson shall, in the absence of the chairperson, perform the duties of the chairperson.
E. Conduct Of Meetings: A majority of the full commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and a majority of the quorum present shall be sufficient to take any action. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public, and follow the requirements of Idaho's open meeting laws. The commission shall keep minutes and other appropriate written records of its resolutions, proceedings and actions.
F. Recommending Body: The commission shall only have the power to make recommendations, upon a majority vote of its attending members, to the Hailey mayor and city council, the Hailey planning and zoning commission, the Hailey parks and lands board, the Hailey library board and other commissions and boards established by the city.
G. Expenses: The members of the commission may be reimbursed by the city for necessary expenses incurred in connection with their duties, if the city has made prior appropriations for such expenses. The commission may recommend to the Hailey city council, within the limits of the city's funding, the employment of or the contracting with other parties for the services of technical experts or other persons as it deems necessary to carry on the functions of the commission.
H. Conflict Of Interest: Each member of the commission shall be governed by the ethics in government act, Idaho Code section 74-401 et seq., as amended. (Ord. 1196, 2016; Ord. 1124, 2013)