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An Ordinance amending Sections 2-452, 2-453, and 2-454 of the Code of Ordinances to add one (1) professional artist and one (1) representative of the Office of the Mayor to the Urban County Public Arts Commission, increasing the size of the commission from nine to eleven members. [Mayor's Office, Scott]
Summary
Authorization to amend sections 2-452, 2-453, and 2-454 of the Code of Ordinances to add one professional artist and one representative of the Office of the Mayor to the Urban County Public Arts Commission, increasing the size of the commission from nine to eleven members. The Mayor’s office requests this change in order to broaden the scope of qualifying candidates for the commission. No budgetary impact. (0347-19) (Scott)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 2-452 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-452. - Membership.
(a) The commission shall consist of eleven (11) appointed members.
(b) The appointed members shall be residents of Fayette County and shall have demonstrated an interest in the arts and the effect of same on communities and individual lives. They shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Urban County Council, from the following:
(1) One (1) architect or design professional;
(2) Two (2) professional artists;
(3) Two (2) arts administration professionals;
(4) One (1) representative of the Lexington-Fayette County business community;
(5) One (1) representative of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government;
(6) One (1) representative from the community at large;
(7) One (1) representative from the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau;
(8) One (1) member of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council; and,
(9) One (1) representative from the Office of the Urban County Mayor.
Section 2 - That Section 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-453. - Terms.
(a) Members of the commission shall serve a term of four (4) years from the date of Appointment, provided the terms of those originally appointed shall be staggered in the following manner:
Two (2) members shall be appointed for one (1) year;
Three (3) members shall be appointed for two (2) years;
Three (3) members shall be appointed for three (3) years; and
Three (3) members shall be appointed for four (4) years.
(b) Vacancies in the membership shall be filled for an unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original Appointment.
(c) No member who has served two (2) consecutive four-year terms May succeed himself until the lapse of twelve (12) months from the end of said consecutive terms.
(d) A member of the commission shall be removed only by a majority vote of the Urban County Council, and only for cause.
Section 3 - That Section 2-454 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-454. - Officers; rules; quorum; meetings.
(a) The officers of the commission shall consist of a chair and a vice-chair, and other officers elected from the membership as set forth in the bylaws. They shall take office at the first meeting of the commission after their election. The duties of the officers shall be as specified in the bylaws. The commission shall determine its own rules and order of business and so provide for keeping a record of its proceedings.
(b) A majority of the members of the commission, that is six (6), shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the commission. The acts of a majority of those members present at any regular or special meeting of the commission shall constitute the acts of the commission.
(c) The commission shall meet at a minimum on a quarterly basis at a date, place and time to be determined by the commission.
Section 4 - That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL: