§ 33.117 POWERS AND DUTIES.

   The Commission shall advise and formulate recommendations to the Public Works Director, the Town Planner, the Mayor, and the Legislative Council in the following respects:

   (A)   To promote and encourage actions and strategies designed to improve the physical appearance of the town, including beautification, tree planting, landscaping, and prevention of litter, blight, and improper property maintenance, and the enforcement of ordinances pertaining to these matters;

   (B)   To study conditions affecting the physical appearance of the town, such as the need for tree planting, landscaping, and enforcement mechanism to eradicate litter, blight, and improper property maintenance;

   (C)   To encourage improvements in the physical appearance of the town and to involve local businesses, neighborhoods, community, civic groups, churches, and individual volunteer citizens in planning and carrying out such improvements;

   (D)   To make such recommendations to the Mayor and Legislative Council on the methods of maintaining and improving the physical appearance and aesthetic image of the town as it deems appropriate;

   (E)   To recommend the establishment of short and long-term goals and objectives for the beautification needs of the town;

   (F)   To develop and recommend a strategic action plan for accomplishing town beautification goals and objectives;

   (G)   To identify and seek, through the town's Grants Manager, grants from public and private sources to be used in achieving any of its purposes;

   (H)   To collect, compile, and disseminate information relative to maintaining and improving the town's physical appearance;

   (I)   To make a full written report of all activities undertaken by it, the status of existing town beautification programs and its short and long-term recommendations to the Mayor and Legislative Council once a year. The report shall be delivered on or before November 1 of each year and shall detail activities carried out by the Commission during the preceding 12-month period;

   (J)   To preview site plans as they come before the Planning and Zoning Commission, and if it chooses to do so, make written recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission on issues of beautification. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall at no time be required to postpone its business, should the Commission not provide such written recommendations regarding site plans.

(Ord. 421, passed 10-2-00)

§ 33.118 LIMITATIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

   (A)   Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring upon the Commission any administrative authority over the staff or the operations of any department.

   (B)   The Commission's authority is limited to advice and recommendations to the Public Works Director, the Town Planner, the Mayor, and the Legislative Council.

   (C)   The Commission shall have no authority to incur any expenses without the prior approval of the Mayor and the Legislative Council. The Commission shall have no fiscal authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission shall be provided by the town with the services of a clerk, who shall be paid as an independent contractor from the Town Clerk's professional and technical services line item account.

(Ord. 421, passed 10-2-00)

VETERANS COMMISSION

§ 33.125 ESTABLISHMENT.

   (A)   The Veterans Commission shall consist of 11 members, all electors of the town to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council. Not more than seven members to the Commission shall be of the same political party. Not less than eight members of the Commission shall be veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America. Commission members shall serve without compensation.

   (B)   Of the nine members first appointed, three Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of three years; three Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of two years; and three Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of three years. In the event of a vacancy in the Commission's membership, the succeeding member shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term of the vacating member. The Mayor may remove any member for cause, which shall include failure to attend, without reasonable excuse, three meetings during any calendar year.

   (C)   Effective April 3, 2006, the Mayor shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Council, one additional Commissioner, who shall be a veteran, for a period of three years and one additional Commissioner, who shall be a veteran, for a period of two years. Thereafter, the Commissioners shall serve three-year terms. In the event of a vacancy in the Commissioners' membership, the successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term of the vacating member.

(Ord. 422, passed 10-2-00; Am. Ord. 533, passed 4-3-06; Am. Ord. 580, passed 9-8-09)

§ 33.126 ORGANIZATION.

   (A)   The Commission shall elect a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and a Secretary from its membership. The Commission may also organize itself in whatever other manner it deems appropriate. The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it considers necessary to effectuate the purpose of this subchapter.

   (B)   A majority of all members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for conducting the Commission's business.

(Ord. 422, passed 10-2-00)