[R.O. 2008 § 120.080; Ord. No. 6298 § 1, 1-12-2017]
A.
The purpose and function of this Article
is to promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare
of the community by establishing a process for the City to obtain
funding for Artwork and to commission, acquire and/or publicly display
artwork on a permanent or temporary basis.
B.
The provisions in this Article shall not
apply to artwork proposed by other persons and entities for installation
and display on private property.
C.
All artwork commissioned or acquired by
the City shall be the property of the City.
D.
Only the City, upon approval of the City
Council, may install, maintain and display artwork on City property.
[R.O. 2008 § 120.090; Ord. No. 6298 § 1, 1-12-2017]
Unless specifically defined below,
words or phrases in this Article shall be interpreted so as to give
them the same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give
this Article its most reasonable application. For the purposes of
this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
ascribed to them by this Section.
An individual generally recognized by critics and peers as
a professional practitioner of the visual, performing or language
arts, based on his or her body of work, educational background, experience,
exhibition history, publication and/or creation of artworks. For commissioning
and acquisition purposes, an artist cannot be a City employee, a current
member of the Cultural Arts Commission or a former member of the Cultural
Arts Commission who served within the past year, or any person or
firm under contract with the City.
An aesthetic creation of permanent or temporary medium or
combination of media resulting from the skill and creativity of an
artist or artists.
The O'Fallon Cultural Arts Commission.
Members of the O'Fallon Cultural Arts Commission.
Artwork commissioned or acquired by or on behalf of the City
for public display or artwork sponsored by the City and brought to
the City for temporary display.
A document that guides the planning and execution of a specific
public art project and sets out the basic framework of the project
including: (i) goals and location; (ii) budget and funding; (iii)
time line; (iv) the artist selection process and community engagement
process; (v) a marketing, promotion or education plan; (vi) a list
of internal and external stakeholders; and (vii) possible collaboration
with other entities.
[R.O. 2008 § 120.100; Ord. No. 6298 § 1, 1-12-2017]
There is hereby established an advisory
board known as the Cultural Arts Commission for the City of O'Fallon,
Missouri.
[R.O. 2008 § 120.110; Ord. No. 6298 § 1, 1-12-2017]
A.
The Cultural Arts Commission shall consist
of not less than five (5) and no more than eight (8) members. At least
five (5) members shall be residents of the City. If the Commission
consists of more than five (5) members, the remaining members may
either be residents or be a non-resident with expertise in the field
of art or the display thereof.
B.
Each appointed member of the Commission
shall have one (1) vote on all matters before the Commission.
C.
The City Council shall make every reasonable
effort to appoint persons to the Commission from the various wards
and areas of the City and persons with a history of professional or
volunteer experience in the visual or performing arts and an interest
in contributing to the development of O'Fallon's Art and Culture Program.
D.
On establishment of the Commission, the
Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, shall appoint
the members of the Commission with staggered terms ranging from one
(1) year to three (3) years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed
for terms of three (3) years each by the Mayor, with the advice and
consent of the City Council.
E.
Members shall serve without compensation.
F.
In addition to a member of the City Council
who shall serve as the Council liaison with the Cultural Arts Commission,
the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Parks and Recreation Board
may each appoint one (1) of their members to serve as liaisons to
the Cultural Arts Commission. Such liaisons may offer information
and recommendations to the Commission, but shall not have a vote on
any matter before the Commission.
[R.O. 2008 § 120.120; Ord. No. 6298 § 1, 1-12-2017]
A.
The O'Fallon Cultural Arts Commission shall
have the following advisory and recommending powers and duties:
1.
Recommend fund raising efforts to
the City Council and, upon approval by the City Council, conduct fund
raising efforts and solicitation of funds for the purpose of commissioning,
acquiring, maintaining and publicly displaying Artwork by the City;
2.
Make recommendations to the City
Council with regard to standards for suitable public art pieces to
be commissioned, acquired or displayed by the City by utilizing recognized
criteria and community standards;
3.
Research available Public Art and
Artists and make recommendations to the City Council, when necessary
concerning the commission or acquisition of specific Public Art or
the arrangement for the temporary display of Artwork belonging to
others;
4.
Locate and recommend appropriate
sites for the display of Artwork, taking into consideration such factors
as availability of the site, visibility of the site, impact on property
and persons in the near vicinity of the site, accessibility to the
site, ease of maintenance of the sites, requisite approval by appropriate
government agencies and other similar factors;
5.
For each Public Art recommendation
to the City Council, prepare a Public Art Project Plan and provide
such Plan to the City Council as part of the Commission's recommendation;
6.
Assist the City in promoting the
art displayed on sites within the City and educating the public about
the art;
7.
Encourage and promote the use of
art by others for the purpose of education, pleasure, and welfare
of the people of the City; and
8.
Serve as advocates for art and culture
in O'Fallon.
