If for some reason the Chair is a voting member, then another TPA representative designated by the chair at the start of the meeting, and present through the meeting, breaks the tie. Within two weeks of the final Panel Meeting, the staff will present the panel's recommendation to the Public Art Committee for confirmation. The Department head and Mayor's office will be informed of the confirmed recommendation. If the Public Art Committee is reluctant to confirm the panel's first or alternate recommendation, the Committee will meet with the Panel Chair, or the entire panel, to discuss its concerns. Following this meeting, if the Committee will not confirm the recommendation, the project will be reevaluated for its feasibility, and the search may be reopened with a new panel, if necessary.
All professional artists are eligible for commission or purchase.
Artists may accept commissions once every three years from the date of a signed contract. The Project Designer, City Staff, Public Art Committee Members, Tampa Museum of Art Staff, and their immediate family members are not eligible.