[CC 1970 §2-9; Ord. No. 4864 §1, 2-11-1992]
Charter Reference — Creation, etc., of parks and recreation
commission, art. IV §§1, 7.
The Board of Aldermen shall appoint seven (7) members to a Parks
and Recreation Commission which shall act in an advisory capacity
to the Board of Aldermen and the Director in matters pertaining to
parks and public recreation. The Board of Education of the Clayton
school district shall be requested to recommend two (2) of its members
as additional members of the Commission, and if so recommended, such
members shall be appointed. All members shall be electors of the City
and shall hold no other office or employment in the government of
the City. Commencing with the appointments in 1992, two (2) members
shall be appointed for a two (2) year term and two (2) members shall
be appointed for a three (3) year term. Thereafter members shall be
appointed for terms of three (3) years each. Those members in office
at the time of adoption of this Section shall serve the terms for
which they were appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointments
for unexpired terms. The Chairman shall be named by the Board of Aldermen;
said officer may be appointed to such office for one (1) year term.
[Ord. No. 6028 §§1—2, 8-12-2008; Ord. No. 6207 §1, 6-12-2012]
The Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall
appoint an Advisory Committee consisting of not more than seven (7)
members and two (2) ex-officio representatives as provided below,
to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Aldermen on the
use of the Special Business District Fund (Special Tax District) and
upon request, to make recommendations regarding significant matters
related to the vitality of the business community. The Advisory Committee
shall consist of seven (7) voting representatives, of which at least
two (2) will be from each Ward. Each member shall serve for a term
of three (3) years. Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled by
the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen for the unexpired
term of the vacating member. No member may be appointed to serve more
than three (3) full terms consecutively. The terms of all members
shall expire on June thirtieth (30th) of the appropriate year. These
representatives should be from such groups as the commercial real
estate community; the financial industry; the legal field; businesses
maintaining an office located in the central business district; and
businesses maintaining retail business located in the central business
district. In addition, the Clayton School District and the Clayton
Chamber of Commerce may each appoint a member to serve in an ex-officio
non-voting capacity. The Chair of such Advisory Committee shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
In addition, the Mayor, along with two (2) Aldermen assigned by the
Mayor on an annual basis, may serve as liaisons to the Committee.
[Ord. No. 6105 §1, 5-25-2010; Ord. No. 6207 §1, 6-12-2012; Ord. No. 6506, 11-14-2017]
A.
There
is hereby established the Public Art Advisory Committee of the City
of Clayton to assist the City in acquiring, promoting and enhancing
public art and the quality of life throughout the City.
B.
The
Committee shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the Board
of Aldermen. There shall also be two (2) alternate members appointed
by the Board of Aldermen to serve at the request of the Committee
Chairperson at any meeting in the absence or disqualification of one
(1) or more regular members. All members and alternate members shall
be residents and registered voters of the City of Clayton at the time
of appointment and while serving on the Committee. Members and alternates
shall be art professionals or have extensive background in and familiarity
with the field of art. Members and alternates shall hold no other
office or position in the City Government except for short term or
ad hoc study or advisory committees. Members and alternates shall
serve without remuneration.
C.
The
original appointees shall be appointed for staggered terms such that
one (1) member shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year; one
(1) member for a term of two (2) years; a third (3rd) member for a
term of three (3) years; one (1) alternate for a term of one (1) year,
and the other alternate for a term of two (2) years. Thereafter, members
shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Alternate members
shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. Vacancies on the Committee
shall be filled by the Board of Aldermen for the unexpired term of
the vacating member. The terms of all members and alternates shall
expire on June thirtieth (30th) of the appropriate year.
D.
The
Board of Aldermen shall appoint one (1) member as Chairperson to serve
for a term of one (1) year. Meetings of the Committee shall be held
at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the Committee
may determine. The Committee shall keep minutes of all meetings, showing
the vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or failing
to vote, indicating such fact and shall keep records of its official
actions.
E.
The
Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen and the Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board to
review, consider and render advice and recommendations on such City
and private developments, planned unit developments, special development
district developments or other matters involving public art as may
be referred to the Committee by the Mayor, Board of Aldermen or, as
to private developments, Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board.
The City Manager shall designate an appropriate staff member, taking
into account the location and nature of the matter under review and
the availability, experience and training of staff personnel, to support
and coordinate the work of the Committee on each matter referred to
the Committee.
F.
For
purposes of this Section, the term “public art” refers
to works of art in any media that have been planned, executed and
so situated as to evidence intent that they be observed by the members
of the public located in the physical public domain, usually outside
and accessible to all. “Public art” shall not include
works of art that are displayed for purposes of sale or works located
inside buildings and only incidentally or occasionally observable
from the public domain.
G.
In
considering opportunities for public art the Committee shall consider
and render advice on:
1.
Whether the proposed artist is qualified for an assignment of the
character proposed;
2.
Whether the proposed artwork fits the project conceptually and economically
and has an appropriate visual impact;
3.
Whether the scale and value of the proposed public art piece is reasonable
and appropriate for the site and the nature of the development under
consideration; and
4.
Whether the site for the proposed public art installation within
the development under consideration is appropriate.
[Ord. No. 6208 §1, 6-12-2012; Ord. No. 6507, 11-14-2017]
A.
There
is hereby established the Sustainability Committee of the City of
Clayton, which Committee shall consist of seven (7) voting representatives
appointed by the Board of Aldermen, at least two (2) of which will
be from each ward. One member shall be appointed each year by the
Board of Aldermen to serve as Chairman. The Board of Aldermen may
also appoint one (1) member each of such other citizen boards, committees
or commissions as the Board believes appropriate to serve as an ex
officio (non-voting) liaison representative to the Sustainability
Committee.
B.
The
role of the Committee shall be to advise the Mayor, Board of Aldermen
and City Manager with respect to the development and support of ecologically
sound and sustainable programs and practices within Clayton's municipal
government, the Clayton community and the metropolitan St. Louis region.
C.
Each
member shall serve for a term of three (3) years, though initial appointments
of new members expanding the membership of the Committee should be
for one (1) or two (2) year terms in order to stagger the terms of
the Committee's membership such that, as nearly as possible, the terms
of one-third (1/3) of the Committee's members expire each year. Appointments
to succeed to an existing Committee membership position shall be for
three (3) year terms. Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled for
the unexpired term of the vacating member. No member may be appointed
to serve more than three (3) full terms consecutively. The terms of
all members shall expire on June thirtieth (30th) of the appropriate
year.
[Ord. No. 6621, 9-24-2019]
A.
There
is hereby established the Community Equity Commission of the City
of Clayton to assist the City in promoting and enhancing equity, diversity
and inclusion and the quality of life throughout the City.
B.
The
Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, of which at least two
(2) will be from each Ward, appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Board of Aldermen. In addition, two (2) Aldermen selected by
the Board on an annual basis, may serve as liaisons to the Commission.
At their discretion, the Board of Aldermen may add additional ex-officio
(non-voting) positions as it deems necessary. All members shall be
residents and registered voters of the City of Clayton at the time
of appointment and while serving on the Commission. Members should,
to the extent possible, be broadly representative of economic status,
race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, marital
status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and gender
identity. Members should have experience and interest in, and an expressed
commitment to, diversity and inclusion issues. Members shall hold
no other office or position in the City government except for short
term or ad hoc study or advisory committee. Members shall serve without
remuneration.
C.
The
original appointees shall be appointed for staggered terms such that
two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year; two (2)
members for a term of two (2) years; and three (3) members for a term
of three (3) years. Thereafter members shall be appointed for a term
of three (3) years. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by
the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen for the unexpired
term of the vacating member. The terms of all members shall expire
on June 30th of the appropriate year.
D.
The
Commission shall elect one (1) of its members as Chairperson to serve
for a term of one (1) year. Meetings of the Commission shall be held
at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the Commission
may determine. The Commission shall keep minutes of all meetings,
showing the vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or
failing to vote, indicating such fact and shall keep records of its
official actions. In addition, the Commission shall regularly report
to the Board of Aldermen.
E.
The
Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen on ways to:
1.
Promote community awareness and education on the value of diversity
to the community;
2.
Promote equity on the basis of economic status, race, color, religion,
gender, national origin, ancestry, marital status, lawful source of
income, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation,
and gender identity;
3.
Evaluate and develop actionable equity recommendations to be used
to examine and strengthen policies, practices, services and programs,
which will establish the Commission as a community resource and regional
leader;
4.
Promote responsiveness of government to concerns of people that may
be subject to bias or discrimination in the community; and
5.
Encourage the creation and continuation of community equity, diversity
and inclusion awareness efforts, programs, and activities that are
available and accessible to all community members.
F.
The
City Manager or their designee shall serve as the staff liaison to
the Commission. If the Commission receives complaints of alleged discrimination
occurring within the City the Commission shall forward the complaint
to the City Manager who may refer the complainant to one (1) or more
State or Federal agencies empowered to investigate and remedy such
matters.
