The City Council of the City of Binghamton hereby creates an advisory board that shall be known as the Public Art Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Advisory Board"). The Advisory Board is formed to make recommendations concerning the selection, acquisition, and display of public art.
[Adopted 3-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
The purposes and duties of the Advisory Board shall be as follows:
A.
To create and oversee a public art program to enrich the visual and aesthetic environment of public spaces within the City of Binghamton.
B.
To initiate and develop proposals, to receive recommendations and to solicit contributions for additions to the existing collection of art in public places.
C.
To develop criteria and guidelines for the selection, acquisition, exhibition and display of new works of art, either temporary (on loan) or permanent. The criteria and guidelines shall relate to, but are not limited to, economic feasibility, maintenance, security and aesthetics. Acquisition of art includes either the purchase of art by the City or the acceptance of a donation of art to the City.
D.
To review all proposals for the exhibition and display of public art in the City's public spaces, in public buildings, and public facilities and infrastructure, including appropriate locations.
E.
To advise the Mayor and Common Council about the selection of acquisitions and donations of public art that meet the selection criteria and guidelines and to determine whether to accept unsolicited donations of art and where they may be located.
F.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, final approval and acceptance of any and all public art resides with the Mayor (daily operations) and Common Council (grants/gifts and through the legislative process).
If requested by the owner, the Advisory Board will work with the owners of privately owned outdoor public space and semipublic interior spaces, including assistance obtaining grants, gifts, or other funding opportunities. The Advisory Board will have no oversight or input on privately owned property without written consent of the owner.
Any public art proposed to be located on the exterior of any designated historic property, either individually designated Local Landmark Properties, or properties located in a designated Local Historic District, shall be subject to review and approval by the Commission on Architecture and Urban Design (CAUD) as set forth in Article XII above. The Advisory Board will have no oversight or input on such proposed public art unless requested in writing by CAUD.
[Amended 1-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07]
The Advisory Board shall consist of five voting members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be residents or work in the City of Binghamton. In selecting the members, the Mayor will attempt to recruit members from the community from the field of design, visual arts, architecture, or landscape architecture. The Advisory Board shall also have three nonvoting ex-officio members: a representative from the Broome County Council of Arts, a representative from the Gorgeous Washington Street Association, and a representative from the Downtown Binghamton Business Association.
A.
The five voting members shall be appointed for terms of three years, except that the terms of the first Advisory Board members shall be for such lesser periods of time as to provide appropriate staggered rotation and continuity.
B.
Vacancies on the Advisory Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, except that a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term of office shall be filled only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Advisory Board shall have a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and a Secretary, who shall be elected by and from among the voting members of the Advisory Board once yearly.
The voting members of the Advisory Board shall receive no compensation for their services.