[Added 7-16-2018[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art.
XIII, Committee on Culture and Arts.
A.
There is hereby created the Wethersfield Heritage Commission.
B.
The purposes of the Wethersfield Heritage Commission shall be:
(1)
To develop, recommend and coordinate proposals and programs and methods
to assist, initiate, encourage and sponsor activities in all fields
of culture and the arts for Wethersfield; and
(2)
To strengthen the local visitor experience, promote business development
in Wethersfield, enhance tourism opportunities, and enhance interpretive
aspects of the community.
A.
The Commission shall consist of 11 regular members, appointed by
the Council, as follows:
(1)
Executive Director of the Wethersfield Historical Society or designee;
(2)
Executive Director of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum or designee;
(3)
One member of the Old Wethersfield Shopkeepers Association;
(4)
One member of the Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce;
(5)
One resident of Wethersfield;
(6)
One member of the Economic Development and Improvement Commission;
(7)
One representative of the Silas Deane business community;
(8)
One resident of the Old Wethersfield Historic District;
(9)
One representative of the business community, not retail;
(10)
One representative of the Wethersfield Historic District Commission;
and
(11)
One representative of the Town government staff (the Town Manager
or an appointee).
B.
Beginning September 1, 2018, the Commission members shall be appointed
for three-year terms by the Council.
C.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled by
the Council for the unexpired term of such member.
The Commission shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings
and provide a method for calling special meetings. The Commission
shall determine its own rules of procedure. The Commission may adopt
regulations, rules and procedures to carry out the purposes of this
chapter. The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and make an annual report to the Town Council. It may make special
reports as the Town Council may request from time to time.
