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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19375ORDINANCE NO. 19375 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.013, 2.630, 2.632, 2.634, AND 2.636 DF THE EUGENE CODE, 1911; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FD LLOWS: Section 1. The designation for the Performing Arts Commission contained in Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended and rearranged in alphabetical order therein, to read and provide: 2.013 Hutt Center Perf armi n Arts Commission No. of Members: 9 Appointment Process: Mayor nominates, Council appoints Term: 4 years Authority: EC 2.630, EC 2.634 Section 2. Sections 2.630, 2.632, 2.634, and 2.636 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to read and provide: 2.634 Hult Center Performin Arts Commission - Created. A performing arts commission is established to serve as an advisory body to the council on policy matters anal to the city manager and center director on operational matters relating to the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. 2.632 Hul t Center Performi n Arts Commission ~- Duties. ~1) The commission shall consider, and when appropriate, submit by resolution its recommendations on policy to the council and on opera- tional matters to the city manager and center director. Recommendations of the commission may include its consideration of such matters as: ~a~ Whether the center is meeting the needs of the community to the degree possible, and the commission shall monitor community opinion in arriving at its evaluations; fib} Long-range plans for the operational use of the center; ~c~ Processes concerning types of tenant leases, subscription programs, audience development programs, and other similar long- term projects as may come before the board; ~d~ Coordination of center activates with other agencies within and outside the jurisdiction of the city in a manner that will manimi~e conflicts and duplication; Ordinance - 1 fie} Coordination with other groups and organizations in the raising and receipt of private donations and funding far the center's development and operation. ~2} The commission shall consider and submit by resolution, recommendations on policy tv the council and on operational matters to the city manager and center director as follows: ~a} An annual recommendation to the budget committee of the city. The recommendation shall be specific and detailed. The commission shall state in its recommendation the budgetary effects of commission policies and shall give special attention to any operating surplus or deficiency experienced in the immediately preceding fiscal year and anticipated in the upcoming fiscal year. fib} As necessary, make recommendations to insure that artistic freedom is preserved in the selection and giving of performances at the center. ~c} Make any recommendations necessary to provide a diverse and wide range of type of performances that will appeal to the interests of a representative crass-section of the community. ~d} Recommend initial and review from time to time, rules, regulations and operating policies concerning operation of the center. fie} Make an annual report to the council of the activities and financial condition of the center, which information shall be made available to other commissions and officials of the city as i s necessary or desirable . 2.634 Hult Center Performin Arts Commission - Membershi Term of Office. ~~} The commission shall consist of nine members nominated by the mayor and appointed by the council. The city manager shall serve as an ex officio member of the commission. ~2} The term of office for each member, exclcusive of the ex officio member, shall be for four years. ~3} A vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments far the unexpired term of the. predecessor member. A vacancy shall occur upon: ~a} The death or resignation of a member; fib} A member ceasing to be qualified for original appaint- ment; ~c} Termination of a member's term pursuant to section 2.6363}; or ~d} Removal of the member by an affirmative vote of the council. 2.636 Hutt Center Performin Arts Commission - Officers, Meetin s Rules and Procedure. t1} The officers of the cornmissian shall be a president and a vice-president elected by the members of the commission. Initial officers shall serve for terms of three years or until a successor is appointed or elected for the office. Subsequent officers shall serve for terms of two years, or until a successor is appointed ar elected for the office. The president shall preside aver meetings~of the commission and shall have the Ordinance - 2 right to vote. The vice-president shall perform the duties of the president in the absence or disability of the president. ~~} The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once a month, and at such other times as may be necessary tv properly perform its dunes. ~3} The term of a commission member who fails to attend two consecutive regular meetings shall automatically be terminated unless his ar her absence has been excused by the president or by vote of the cammission. ~4} The commission shall adopt a plan of internal organization and rules of procedure necessary for the conduct of its business, consistent with state law, the charter, code, ordinances and resolutions of the city, which shall be submitted to the council and become effective upon council approval thereof. Meetings and other activities of the commission, its officers and committees, shall conform to the rules, state statutes, charter provisions, code, ordinances and resolutions of the city. Section 3. That the matters contained herein concern the public wel- fare, and in order to insure the timely appointment of members in accord- ance with the provisions hereof an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this 29th day of January, X985 ~~~. ~ ~~ ~ss~ .City Recorder Approved by the Mayor this 29t day of January, 1 86 (Acting) May r ordinance ~ 3