[Added 10-3-1988 by Ord. No. 44-88; amended 3-27-2000 by Ord. No. 09-00]
Within the Office of the Mayor, there shall be a Cultural Arts Committee whose purpose shall be to foster and encourage the arts of music, theater, dance, cinema, and visual arts.
[Amended 4-24-2006 by Ord. No. 13-2006; 2-7-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-06]
The Cultural Arts Committee shall consist of 12 members to be appointed by the Mayor for staggered terms of three years each.
The initial terms of the members shall be one year for two members, two years for two members, and three years for three members.
The responsibilities of the Cultural Arts Committee shall be:
A. 
To establish short- and long-range cultural objectives for the Township;
B. 
To develop and recommend programs for the appreciation of the arts in the Township;
C. 
To approve a proposed budget and revisions as prepared by the Chairman;
D. 
To serve as coordinating body of cultural arts programs.
The Cultural Arts Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Mayor and Council concerning cultural arts affairs and programs conducted by the Township.
The Chairman of the Cultural Arts Committee shall report annually to the Mayor and Council as to the progress made and goals set for the Committee.
The Committee shall organize annually and select a Chairman. The Committee shall meet as regularly as the Chairman shall determine. The Committee shall establish rules and regulations concerning its efficient operation of the Committee. Such rules include but are not limited to:
A. 
Establishing necessary quorums for conducting business.
B. 
Minimum votes for passage of resolution and recommendation.
C. 
Removal from the Committee for excessive absence from meetings.