[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Rocky Hill as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-1-2004 by Ord. No. 221-04]
The Rocky Hill Town Council establishes the following procedures to guide the process of naming municipal facilities, including buildings, areas within buildings, exterior campus sites, landscaping projects, parks, memorials, or other public facilities (hereinafter referred to collectively as "municipal facilities").
The Town Manager shall make available forms for making nominations to name municipal facilities. The Town Manager shall present all such nominations to the Mayor, who shall present said nominations to a Memorial Committee for its review and recommendation. A Memorial Committee is an ad hoc committee assembled only when called into action by the Mayor upon receipt of a nomination. Memorial Committees shall make recommendations to the Mayor concerning which nominations should be accepted or rejected. The Mayor shall place the Memorial Committee's recommendation on the Town Council agenda.
A. 
The Mayor shall appoint a Memorial Committee comprised of five members, two of whom must be members of the Town Council. Of the two Town Council members on the Memorial Committee, one member must be from the majority party and one member must be from the minority party. The next two members shall also be appointed by the Mayor and shall be citizen representatives who reside in Rocky Hill. Of the two citizen representatives, at least one must be a member of the political party that is in the minority on the Town Council. The remaining member shall be a member of the Town staff and appointed by the Town Manager.
B. 
The duty of the Memorial Committee is to review nominations for individuals who have made significant contributions to bettering the lives of the residents of Rocky Hill.
[Amended 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 231-06]
Nothing in this article prohibits the Mayor and/or Town Council from recognizing individuals by proclamation, official statement or similar official acts. Nothing in this article shall contravene Board of Education Policy 7400 - Naming of School Facilities, as adopted on February 5, 2004.
No municipal facilities shall be named, or shall be dedicated in a person's honor, until after the Memorial Committee has reviewed such proposal and made a recommendation to the Town Council, which must, by roll call vote, approve or disapprove of the recommendation no sooner than 10 days after first appearing on a Town Council agenda. The Town Council reserves the right to accept or reject any such recommendations. At least six affirmative votes are required for approval.