HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944ORDINANCE NO.(t'I'�
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash-
ington, creating the Kent Arts Commission,
defining the duties and functions of the
commission, establishing the method of ap-
pointing members to the commission, creating
an Arts Commission Fund and providing for
appropriations to the fund.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby created an arts commission
to be known as Kent Arts Commission.
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;� Section 2. The arts commission may, alone or in co
operation with any other private, civic or public body of any
city, county or the State of Washington, initiate, sponsor or
conduct programs calculated to further public awareness of and
interest in the visual and performing arts.
Section 3. The membership of the arts commissison
shall be twelve (12) members to be appointed by the Mayor with
the approval of the City Council. Of the first twelve members
appointed, six shall be appointed for two (2) years and six
shall be appointed for four (4) years, with the respective terms
of each initial appointee to be determined by lot. Subsequent
appointments shall be for a period of four (4) years or for the
unexpired balance of the term for which appointed, whichever is
the lesser period. In addition to the twelve appointed members,
one member of the City Council shall be designated by the pres-
ident of the council to serve as an ex officio member of the
arts commission.
Section 4. The arts commission shall elect its
officers, including a chairman, vice chairman, and such officers
as it may deem necessary. Such persons shall occupy their re-
spective offices for a period of one year. The arts commission
shall hold regular public meetings at least monthly.
Section 5. The arts commission shall adopt rules for
transaction of business and shall keep written minutes of its
proceedings which minutes shall be a public record.
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Section 6. The arts commission shall each year submit
to the City Administrator and City Council for approval a pro-
posed budget for the following year in the manner provided by
law for preparation and submission of budgets by appointive
officials.
Section 7. There is hereby established a fund entitled
City of Kent Arts Commission Fund, into which shall be placed
the allocation as the City Administrator and City Council shall
annually appropriate thereto together with any miscellaneous
revenues, grants, gifts or bequests for purposes of furthering
the arts. Expenditures shall be disbursed from this fund only
upon advance approval by the City Council and all balances re-
maining in this fund at the end of any year shall at the dis-
cretion of the City Council be carried over to the succeeding
year.
Section 8. If any provision of this Ordinance or the
operation of such provision should be held invalid, such inva-
lidity shall not affect other provisions of this Ordinance or
their operation unless dependent for their effect or operation
upon the provision held invalid and then only to the extent of
such dependency and for such purpose the provisions of this act
are declared to be severable.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication, as provided by law.
ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN,Y; CLERK
ROVED AS TO FORM:
DONATED E. MIRK, CITY ATT
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ISABEL HOGAN, MAYOR
PASSED they day of October, 1975.
APPROVED the a day of October, 1975.
PUBLISHED the4 day of October, 1975.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. �`7 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
(SEAL)
MARIE qZNSEN, CIiY CLERK
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