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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Bylaws - 02/24/2020 - ORD 5962 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 5962 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SUBSECTION 2-8-6.A OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, BY REFINING DUTIES OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION") AND THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE CITY ART COLLECTION, APPROVING COMMISSION BYLAWS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is necessary to update RMC 2-8-6.A to refine the. Commission's responsibilities and duties related to the City Art Collection; and WHEREAS, pursuant to RMC 2-8-4, the Commission's bylaws shall be approved by City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged. SECTION II. Subsection 2-8-6.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: A. The Commission shall serve as steward of the City Art Collection ("Collection"). The Community and Economic Development Department may manage the Collection by maintaining an inventory of works. it is the rc ponubility of the Commission tom a the Collection by maintaining „ a rate inventory � i top vide rification to the Mayor or dosignce anal City Council of the location ...d c ..dition of all w orks in the Collection 1 ORDINANCE NO. 5962 SECTION III. The Commission bylaws, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by this reference, are approved.A copy of the approved bylaws shall be on file with the City Clerk. SECTION IV. Amendments to the Commission bylaws, and/or new Commission bylaws, may be approved by Council resolution. SECTION V. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance. SECTION VI. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this ordinance's title. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 24th day of February, 2020. ,Jason . Seth, Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 24th day of February, 2020. A do Pavone, Mayor 2 ORDINANCE NO. 5962 Approved as to form: Shane Moloney, City torney * SEAL - Date of Publication: 2/28/2020 (Summary) % �" ' 'PoORD:2102:12/19/19 ,,,r°R �`�ATEit,%oo�.� 3 ORDINANCE NO. 5962 EXHIBIT "A" RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION BYLAWS 4 Ordinance No. 5962 CITY OF RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION BYLAWS Established consistent with Title II, Chapter 8, Code of General Ordinances, City of Renton ARTICLE 1 The name of the commission is the RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION (the Commission). ARTICLE II The purpose of the Commission shall be as established in Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 2-8-2. ARTICLE III 1. Membership on the Commission shall be as established in RMC 2-8-3. 2. In addition to the removal provisions in RMC 2-8-3.C, if any member has missed three or more consecutive meetings, and such absences are not excused or permitted by the Commission, the Commission may, by a two-thirds majority vote of the quorum, recommend to the Mayor that such member be relieved of office, and the resulting vacancy be filled as in the case of an original appointment. ARTICLE IV—OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS The officers of the Commission shall be as established in RMC 2-8-3.B, elected from the entire Commission, and such other officers as the Commission may select and appoint from time to time. The officers of the Commission shall be elected annually by the members at the Commission's first regular meeting in December of each year; term of office will begin on January 1. If the election of officers is not held at the December meeting, the election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently possible. Unless removed from the Commission, each officer shall serve until a successor has been duly elected. All officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the quorum. ARTICLE V—DUTIES OF OFFICERS 1. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and serve as an ex officio member of all committees. The Chairman may call special,Commission and/or committee meetings. The Chairman shall appoint special committees and shall fill vacancies on said committees as they occur. 2. The Vice Chairman shall, in the absence of the Chairman, perform the duties and possess the powers of the Chairman, and, in addition, perform other duties assigned by the Chairman. 3. The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Commission. Ordinance No. 5962 ARTICLE VI—MEETINGS Regular meetings of the Commission shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month. Meetings of the Commission shall be cancelled whenever the regular meeting day falls on a holiday and may be cancelled or changed by action of a majority of the quorum. Special meetings of the members may be called by the Chairman, or Vice Chairman in absence of the Chairman, or by the Mayor with the concurrence of a majority of the City Council, or by written notice signed by not less than five members of the Commission, and, in each such case, at least three days' prior notice shall be given thereof. ARTICLE VII—COMMITTEES The Commission may from time to time establish Committees to assist in the fulfillment of the Commission's work, including without limitation, to (i) provide the Commission with readily available expertise regarding the policies and direction of the Commission, (ii) provide broad community participation in Commission activities, and (iii) examine issues brought before the Committee and make recommendations to the Commission. Accountability of Committees to the Commission. All Committees shall be accountable to the Commission and shall have authority to make recommendations to the Commission on matters within the Committee's area of responsibility. Only the Commission can take action binding the Commission; Committees are not so empowered. Standing Committees.The Commission shall maintain the following standing Committees: 1. Grants Committee.The Committee shall consist of a minimum of three Commissioners. The Grants Committee shall be responsible for review and recommendation of funding requests received by the Commission. It shall review panel recommendations, program policy and implementation, and issues and recommendations for grantmaking. 2. Nominating Committee.The Committee shall consist of a minimum of two Commissioners.The Nominating Committee shall review qualifications and availability of Commissioners and make recommendations for officers, review nominating procedures, develop and participate in orientation sessions for new Commissioners, and make recommendations for public membership on ad hoc committees and subcommittees. The Chairman shall be authorized to refer to one or more committees all matters falling within the scope of each of the standing committees, and the Commission may define and prescribe from time to time the functions and scope of each of the standing committees. ARTICLE VIII—QUORUM A majority of members appointed to the Commission (whether 13 or less) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. Ordinance No. 5962 ARTICLE IX—ORDER OF BUSINESS At all regular and special meetings of the Commission, the order of business shall be as follows unless otherwise determined by the Chairman with the concurrence of a majority of the quorum: 1. Approval of minutes of previous meeting and other unapproved minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Committee reports (standing and special) 4. Old business 5. New business 6. Announcements 7. Adjournment On all questions of parliamentary procedure not covered in these Bylaws, Robert's Rules of Order, as amended, shall prevail. ARTICLE X— VOTING Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one vote, but no proxy shall be allowed. ARTICLE XI-DEACCESSION POLICIES AND PROCEDURE 1. Pursuant to RMC 2-8-6.G, the Commission may occasionally find it necessary to deaccession work or works from the City Art Collection. 2. After due consideration, the Commission can find that deaccession is appropriate, in cases that meet one or more of the following criteria: a. The artwork has been abandoned. b. The Commission finds the artwork to be fraudulent or inauthentic; c. The artwork possesses substantial demonstrated faults in original design or workmanship; d. The current condition of the artwork presents a public or environmental hazard and repair/restoration is not feasible due to physical conditions and/or the expense would be disproportionate to the value of the artwork; e. The building housing the artwork or other architectural support system for the artwork is slated for demolition and relocation is not feasible; f. The artwork encumbers the use of public property; and/or g. Public use and/or ownership of the site where the artwork is located has changed or will change, rendering the artwork incompatible with the site. 3. If the Commission finds that deaccession is appropriate, it shall seek opinions on the disposition of the subject artwork from the artist community and general public. 4. If the Commission wishes to proceed with a recommendation that the City Council deaccession one or more pieces of artwork, the Commission shall prepare and deliver to the City Council a recommendation that includes the following: a. The Commission's findings on the appropriateness of deaccessioning the artwork; b. The Commission's recommendations on the disposition of the artwork, including a summary of input obtained from the artist community and general public and Ordinance No. 5962 consideration of whether the artwork should be returned to its artist or his/her/its/their heirs, successors, or assigns, or in the case of donations, to the donor or his/her/its/their heirs, successors, or assigns. ARTICLE XII—AMENDMENTS These Bylaws may be amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any regular meeting of the Commission by a majority vote of the membership, provided such changes are submitted to all members in writing at least seven days prior to such meeting. A special meeting may be called for such purposes. All amendments to the Bylaws adopted by the Commission shall be provided in writing to the office of the Mayor and City Council for their approval. Such Bylaws shall not be in full force and effect until approved by the City Council. THE RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION CERTIFIES THAT THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING VERSION OF ITS BYLAWS WERE DULY ADOPTED BY THE MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION ON THE_ DAY OF ,AFTER APPROVAL BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL.