A Civic Center Commission of the City is hereby created for
the purpose of administering, managing, supervising, and operating
a Civic Center for the City of Seward, Nebraska.
The Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed
by the Mayor, by and with the approval of a three-fourths vote of
the Council, and shall serve without compensation. The term of each
member shall be three years, except that two members of the first
Commission to be so appointed shall serve for a term of one year,
two for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years.
All members shall hold office until their successors are appointed.
All members may, after a public hearing before the Council, be removed
by the Mayor, by and with the consent of a three-fourths vote of the
Council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office,
or for good cause. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the
expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor.
All members of the Commission shall hold no other municipal office
which would, in the determination of the Mayor and Council, conflict
with duties of the Commissioner herein provided.
The officers of the Commission shall be a Chairperson, Secretary,
and Vice-Chairperson, all of whom shall be elected from its members,
and the Commission may create and fill such other offices as it may
determine to be needed to carry out its intended purposes. The term
of the Chairperson shall be one year, and such person shall be eligible
for re-election. At the first meeting of each year, the Board shall
organize by selecting from its membership a Chairman and Secretary,
and they shall review their duties as members of the Board. The Commission
shall hold at least one regular meeting every other month in the Civic
Center and it shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall
keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and
determinations. The Secretary of the Commission shall keep the full
and correct minutes and records of all meetings and file the same
with the Municipal Clerk within 10 working days, or prior to the next
convened meeting, whichever occurs earlier. An additional 10 days
shall be allowed for providing the minutes in the event of the Secretary's
serious illness or an emergency which prevents him/her from writing
such minutes.
The funds for the equipment, accommodations, and expenses necessary
for the work of the Commission and for the operation of the Civic
Center and the financing of projects incidental thereto shall be provided
for by the income from the testamentary Trust of Jessie T. Langworthy,
Deceased; provided, however, that the Commission shall prepare and
submit a budget for approval to the Council for each fiscal year.
It shall be the duty and function of the Commission to administer,
manage and operate the Civic Center, including the hiring of persons
necessary for such operation and civic services incidental thereto;
the Commission shall make and adopt plans for the physical development
of a Civic Center Complex in cooperation with all interested municipal
departments, including a capital improvement program which, in the
Commission's judgment, best carries out the intent and purpose of
the Last Will and Testament and Testamentary Trust of Jessie T Langworthy,
Deceased; consult and advise the Mayor and City Council, generally
as to any plans, programs or projects of development; have the power
to appoint any group to conduct studies and make surveys for the Commission.
The Commission may, with the approval of the Mayor and the City Council,
negotiate contracts with public or private bodies; expend funds from
the income of the Testamentary Trust of Jessie T. Langworthy, Deceased,
appropriated by the City Council; employ agents and employees; and
upon its own authority make arrangements consistent with its duties
and functions. All expenditures shall be submitted to and approved
by the Council prior to payment.