Chapter 2.37
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ART BOARD
Sections:
2.37.010 Establishment of Board.
2.37.020 Membership and Criteria for Appointment.
2.37.040 Termination of Members.
2.37.050 Bylaws, Policies, Rules and Procedures.
2.37.060 Duties, Responsibilities and Authority.
2.37.070 Authority to Expend Funds.
2.37.010 Establishment of Board.
There is created and established the Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board (CAB). (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.020 Membership and Criteria for Appointment.
A. The Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be appointed to serve a four-year term.
B. A two-thirds majority of the members of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall be residents of the City, and the remainder may be residents of the City’s sphere of influence.
C. Membership shall be representative of persons who have an interest in, or familiarity with, the City’s artistic heritage. Artists, art educators, art collectors and art scholars or a combination thereof shall make up a majority of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board membership. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.030 Appointment Process.
A. Members of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall be nominated by the Mayor, whose nomination shall be ratified by at least three of the five members of the City Council.
B. Terms of members shall be staggered so that at least two terms, but no more than three terms, shall expire in any one year. Appointments shall be made, where possible, prior to the beginning of the term of office, in order that the new member(s) shall be able to become familiar with the functions of the Board. Terms of office for new members shall begin at the commencement of the first regular meeting in the month of October of the appropriate year. Terms of outgoing members shall end simultaneously. The newly appointed member(s) shall be sworn in by the City Clerk.
C. In the event an appointment cannot be made in a timely manner, the City Council, with the consent of the incumbent, may extend the incumbent’s term for up to 90 days. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.040 Termination of Members.
Members of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall be terminated only under the following circumstances:
A. The member ceases to be a resident of the City, thereby causing less than a two-thirds majority of the Board to be residents of the City.
B. The member is ill or absent from the City and unable to attend three consecutive regular Board meetings, but fails to so notify either the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, or the Community and Cultural Director.
C. The member, when neither ill nor absent from the City, fails to attend three regular consecutive Board meetings.
D. The member is terminated by a majority vote of the City Council. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.050 Bylaws, Policies, Rules and Procedures.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall adopt or maintain bylaws, policies, rules, and procedures governing parliamentary actions, election of officers and formation of committees. The bylaws shall be filed with the City Clerk. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.060 Duties, Responsibilities and Authority.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Board shall have the following duties, responsibilities and authority:
A. To develop and upgrade the City’s permanent art collection, by advising Council on items which should be acquired or deaccessioned.
B. To direct the Art in Public Places Program, which is any work of art displayed in an open City-owned area, on the exterior of any City-owned facility, within any City-owned facility in areas designated as public areas, lobbies or for public assemblies.
C. To explore on a continuing basis the availability of funds for the Art in Public Places Program from private, corporate and government sources.
D. To review plans for the installation of art in public places.
E. To enrich the public environment for both residents and visitors to the area through their exposure to the visual arts.
F. To nurture, enhance and encourage the City’s artistic community.
G. To increase public access to works of art and to promote understanding and awareness of visual arts in the public environment.
H. To promote diversity of the visual arts through a variety of styles, designs and media.
I. To maintain a current inventory and appropriate appraisals of City-owned visual arts and to advise Council as needed on matters pertaining to the maintenance, placement, alteration, sale, transfer, ownership and acceptance or refusal of donations and other matters pertaining to art in public places. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).
2.37.070 Authority to Expend Funds.
Under the supervision and control of the City Administrator, the Board may incur indebtedness or expend funds on behalf of the City in furtherance of its authorized objectives; provided, that the funds therefor are appropriated, approved, or budgeted by the City Council, in advance, for such purpose. (Ord. 2002-07 § 1, 2002).