There is hereby established an Arts Commission consisting of
seven members, or such lesser number as may be appointed by the City
Council. The Mayor, a rotating Councilmember as determined by the
City Clerk, and the Commission chair shall nominate each Commissioner,
which must be ratified by the approval of a majority of the full City
Council. All Commission appointments are non-political appointments.
The members shall be selected, need not be residents of the City,
but shall be selected from the community who have a special knowledge
of and a demonstrated interest in the arts and who are interested
in promoting such activity. In making such appointments, Councilmembers,
in consultation with the Arts Commission chair, may consider representation
on the Commission from a number of arts-related disciplines and activities,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Performing
arts, such as drama, music and dance;
(b) Visual
arts, such as painting, sculpture, photography, graphics, video art
and applied art;
(c) Literary
arts, such as literature, poetry and journalism;
(d) Communications
arts involving film, television and radio;
(e) Arts
education, such as schools, libraries and community education; and
(f) Funding,
such as fund raisers, representatives of public and private funding
agencies and art patrons.
If an Arts Commission member resigns before the end of their
term, the Mayor, a rotating Councilmember as determined by the City
Clerk, and the Commission chair may nominate their replacement to
fill the remainder of the original term, which must be ratified by
the approval of a majority of the full Council.
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(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022, and § 1, Ord. 948, eff. December
28, 2023)
Members of the Commission shall be appointed to terms of four
years. The terms of all members of the Commission shall expire at
the second regular City Council meeting of May. Members shall hold
office upon the expiration of their terms until their successors have
been nominated and confirmed. A person who has been appointed to fill
a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 3, Ord. 843, eff. August 22,
2014, § 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022, and § 2, Ord. 948, eff. December 28, 2023)
A Commissioner may be removed from office by the following process:
two City Councilmembers must advise the City Manager of their intent
to place an item on an upcoming City Council agenda to consider the
removal of a Commissioner. The City Manager must then contact the
Commissioner to advise him/her of that notification, and to provide
the Commissioner with at least seven days' advance notice of any agendized
City Council discussion regarding the possible Commissioner removal.
The Commissioner may choose to resign or object to the proposed action.
Commissioners serve "at will" and may be removed for any reason. The
Commissioner shall be given an opportunity to speak to the full City
Council at the agendized public meeting if they wish to do so, before
consideration of their removal. After completing this process, any
Commissioner may be removed by majority City Council vote at a regular
City Council meeting. Vacancies for the remainder of unexpired terms
as a result of removal, resignation or any other cause shall be filled
in the same manner in which original appointments were made.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022, and § 3, Ord. 948, eff. December
28, 2023)
The Commission shall annually elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson
and such other officers deemed necessary, including a secretary who
need not be a member of the Commission. In the absence or disability
of either the chairperson or vice-chairperson, the Commission may
designate a chairperson pro tempore. Regular meetings of the Commission
shall be public and shall be held at least quarterly at such times
and places as the Commission may fix.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022)
Minutes of meetings of the Commission shall be kept of all meetings,
and copies thereof shall be delivered by the secretary of the Commission
to the City Clerk for filing and distribution to the members of the
Council within 15 days after the Commission's approval. No member
of the Commission shall receive compensation for his or her services
as such a member, but the Council may fix the amount of compensation,
if any, to be paid to the secretary.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022)
Except as provided in this chapter, the Commission shall have
the power to prescribe its own rules of order and procedure. Three
members of the Commission if there are five Commissioners, or four
members of the Commission if there are six or seven Commissioners,
shall constitute a quorum, without regard to residency, and a simple
majority of the votes of a quorum as present shall be required to
pass a motion. In the absence of specific rules of order and procedure,
the conduct of such meetings shall be governed by the latest revised
edition of Rosenberg's Rules of Order.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022, and § 4, Ord. 948, eff. December
28, 2023)
The Commission shall exercise the powers reasonably necessary
to perform and carry out its delegated responsibilities. The duties
of the Commission include the following:
(a) Advise
the Council on all matters pertaining to the arts in the community;
(b) Make
recommendations to the Council concerning the resources and needs
of the community on the subject of the arts, opportunities for participation
of artists and performers in City-sponsored activities, and ways to
encourage community involvement;
(c) Work
cooperatively with City boards and commissions and other public and
private organizations in promoting art and cultural activities within
the City;
(d) Encourage
public and private partnerships to assure the survival of the arts
and artists in the City;
(e) Encourage
the flow of art into the City and stimulate art and cultural activities
among residents of the City;
(f) Review
and evaluate submitted City art grant proposals and submit funding
recommendations to the Council;
(g) Carry
out the duties necessary to oversee the Ojai Public Arts Program as
specified in Article 2 of this chapter; and
(h) Prepare
and submit to the Council at least every two years a five year arts
project plan. Prior to submission, the Arts Commission shall review
all ongoing and future capital improvement and development projects
for public art opportunities.
(§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. May 22, 2003, as renumbered by § 2, Ord.
800, eff. August 8, 2008, as amended by
§ 2, Ord. 929, eff. May 12, 2022)