(A) There is established the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission. The Commission shall consist of 13 members, ten of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Metro Council. The remaining members shall be the Director of the Department of Codes and Regulations or his or her designee, the Planning Director of the Louisville and Jefferson County Department of Planning and Design Services, who shall act as Secretary of the Commission, and a member appointed by the President of the Council and who is not a Council member. Of the members to be appointed by the Mayor, at least one shall be an architect, at least one shall be an architect or landscape architect, at least one shall be an historian or architectural historian qualified in the field of historic preservation, at least one shall be a registered professional archaeologist, at least one shall be a real estate broker or a MAI designated real estate appraiser, at least one shall be an attorney, at least one shall be a person who is a member of the Metro Area Chamber of Commerce (Greater Louisville, Inc.) who has recognized expertise in business and all such members shall have a known interest in individual landmarks and districts preservation. The terms of appointive members shall extend from December 1 of one year for three years through and until November 30. Members serving on the Commission on the effective date of this subchapter shall serve for the remainder of the term for which appointed, unless removed earlier and may be reappointed as provided in this subchapter.
(B) Appointive members may be reappointed for successive terms and each appointive member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor.
(C) The Mayor shall designate one of the members of the Commission to be Chair. The Commission shall elect the Vice-Chair.
(D) The members shall serve without compensation. A member of the Commission shall be immediately removed from the Commission if the member has missed three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, without sufficient excuse accepted by the Commission.
(E) The Commission shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of its business and for the operation of the Committees, shall conduct regular or special meetings as it deems necessary, and shall keep minutes and records of all proceedings, including the number of votes for and against each question. A majority of the total membership of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be required for any action taken by the Commission. However, the affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership shall be required to designate an individual landmark or district. The Commission shall have the power to establish subcommittees as it deems necessary, from both within and without its membership, and to give special recognition to outside groups and organizations.
(F) The Commission shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed herein with respect to the initiation, designation, establishment, regulation, and promotion of individual landmarks and districts and all necessary and implied powers to perform such duties. The Commission, in addition to the appropriations made by the Metro Government, 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 state for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance, subject to the requirements of § 20.15.
(G) The Chairman of the Commission shall meet periodically with the chairmen of the Committees for the purpose of coordinating the activities of the Committees and for the purpose of discussing the decisions made by the Committees. One of the meetings shall be in conjunction with an annual meeting of the members of the Commission and all members of the Committees which shall be held each year for the purpose of discussing the activities of the Commission and the Committees and the implementation of this subchapter.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 32.504) (Lou. Ord. No. 44-1997, approved 3-28-1997; Lou. Ord. No. 0079-2002, § 5, approved 6-27-2002; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 17-2003, approved 2-28-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 128-2013, approved 7-30-2013; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 96-2019, approved 8-8-2019) Penalty, see § 32.262