(A) The Arts Commission shall foster and promote the visual and performing arts within the city for the benefit of its residents. It shall advise the City Council and the Administration on the prudent and productive use of financial resources for the purposes within its charge. It shall propose programs, submit an annual budget, supervise such undertakings as are authorized by City Council and report its progress annually.
(B) The Arts Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by Council to serve for three year, staggered terms. Subsequent to the effective date of this section, Council shall appoint seven members to the Commission, with three being appointed for a term which shall expire one year after the initial appointment, two being appointed for a term which shall expire two years after the initial appointment and two being appointed for a term which shall expire three years after the initial appointment. Thereafter, all future appointments shall be for three year terms except that vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term in the manner in which original appointments were made. Members are eligible for reappointment. No more than two members of the Arts Commission shall be non-residents of the city.
(C) The Commission shall elect its own Chair and may adopt its own rules and regulations for the conduct of its business.
(D) All current Commission members’ offices shall be adjusted to reflect the ending term date January 31 in the calendar year in which their current term ends. As a result, those members appointed with the term ending in calendar year 2018 shall have their term of office end January 31, 2018. Those members appointed with a term ending in calendar year 2019 shall have their term of office end January 31, 2019. Those members appointed with the term ending in calendar year 2020 shall have their term of office end January 31, 2020.
(Ord. 38-1993, passed 12-1-93; Am. Ord. 10, 2017, passed 8-2-17)