[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Rocky Hill as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-1-2004 by Ord.
No. 221-04]
The Rocky Hill Town Council establishes the following procedures to
guide the process of naming municipal facilities, including buildings, areas
within buildings, exterior campus sites, landscaping projects, parks, memorials,
or other public facilities (hereinafter referred to collectively as "municipal
facilities").
The Town Manager shall make available forms for making nominations to
name municipal facilities. The Town Manager shall present all such nominations
to the Mayor, who shall present said nominations to a Memorial Committee for
its review and recommendation. A Memorial Committee is an ad hoc committee
assembled only when called into action by the Mayor upon receipt of a nomination.
Memorial Committees shall make recommendations to the Mayor concerning which
nominations should be accepted or rejected. The Mayor shall place the Memorial
Committee's recommendation on the Town Council agenda.
A.Â
The Mayor shall appoint a Memorial Committee comprised
of five members, two of whom must be members of the Town Council. Of the two
Town Council members on the Memorial Committee, one member must be from the
majority party and one member must be from the minority party. The next two
members shall also be appointed by the Mayor and shall be citizen representatives
who reside in Rocky Hill. Of the two citizen representatives, at least one
must be a member of the political party that is in the minority on the Town
Council. The remaining member shall be a member of the Town staff and appointed
by the Town Manager.
B.Â
The duty of the Memorial Committee is to review nominations
for individuals who have made significant contributions to bettering the lives
of the residents of Rocky Hill.
[Amended 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 231-06]
Nothing in this article prohibits the Mayor and/or Town Council from
recognizing individuals by proclamation, official statement or similar official
acts. Nothing in this article shall contravene Board of Education Policy 7400
- Naming of School Facilities, as adopted on February 5, 2004.
No municipal facilities shall be named, or shall be dedicated in a person's
honor, until after the Memorial Committee has reviewed such proposal and made
a recommendation to the Town Council, which must, by roll call vote, approve
or disapprove of the recommendation no sooner than 10 days after first appearing
on a Town Council agenda. The Town Council reserves the right to accept or
reject any such recommendations. At least six affirmative votes are required
for approval.
