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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 16:52:37+00:00

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§ 2-2 Terms of existence.
§ 2-4 Functions, purposes and goals.
§ 2-6 Number of members; classification of members; terms.
§ 2-10 Rescinding or termination of appointment.
§ 2-12 Time limit for convening.
§ 2-15 Submission of minutes to City Council.
§ 2-17 Approval of actions by City Council; failure to comply.
§ 2-18 Implementation only upon approval.
§ 2-19 Open meetings and and records.
§ 2-20 Form of meetings and deliberations.
§ 2-21 Former committee abolished.
The City Council of the City of Somers Point hereafter "City") hereby reestablishes the committee which shall hereafter be known as the "Somers Point Arts Commission" (hereafter "Arts Commission").
The existence of the Arts Commission shall be perpetual, subject only to City Council's right and power to rescind or amend its existence and terms of existence.
The mission of the Arts Commission shall be to provide, promote and cultivate the Arts in Somers Point through support and coordination of community resources.
The Arts Commission shall have such additional primary and lesser functions, purposes and goals as the Arts Commission may from time to time submit to City Council, subject to City Council's selection and approval, and/or as may from time to time be determined by City Council by way of amendment to this chapter or by resolution.
Recommend, in writing, to City Council the manner in which and the means by which the Arts Commission can best achieve its mission and such primary and lesser functions, purposes and goals as it may be authorized.
The Arts Commission shall consist of nine regular members appointed by City Council who shall meet the qualifications set forth in § 2-7 and shall have the voting privileges as provided in § 2-8; and all members shall have a term of office of one calendar year or such lesser period of time as may be caused by the date of appointment, with all terms expiring at 11:59 p.m. on December 31 of each calendar year or until the Reorganization Meeting of City Council in the subsequent calendar year.
The Arts Commission may recommend to City Council the appointment of up to four ex officio nonvoting members who need not be residents or taxpayers to serve in an advisory capacity and who have a particular ability, skill, or interest in the arts and whose term shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31 of each calendar year and whose appointments shall be subject to approval by City Council.
The regular members of the Arts Commission shall be residents or taxpayers of the City, or his/her designee, subject to approval by City Council.
All regular members of the Arts Commission shall have full voting privileges.
The appointment of members of the Arts Commission shall be made by City Council by resolution as soon as practicable after the establishment of the Arts Commission by this chapter, in this calendar year of its establishment, and in succeeding years at the Annual City Council Reorganization Meeting, or any subsequent regular meeting of City Council in January of each calendar year.
No appointment of any member of the Arts Commission in any calendar year may be rescinded or terminated by City Council except for good cause.
Any vacancy created by any resignation of any member of the Arts Commission during any calendar year may be filled by appointment by City Council by resolution for the remainder of that member's term of office.
The members of the Arts Commission shall meet within 30 days of their appointment.
Establish a schedule of performance due dates for reports of any investigation or study to be undertaken by the Arts Commission during the calendar year.
All meetings shall have accurate and sufficient written minutes which shall be promptly prepared, approved and forwarded to City Council. A member shall be elected by the Arts Commission each calendar year to perform the duties of minute-taking and preparation and such other clerical tasks as may be necessary or desired, and that member shall be the Secretary.
The product and minutes of the first meeting of the Arts Commission in each calendar year shall promptly be forwarded to City Council, and all products and minutes of every meeting thereafter shall be promptly prepared and approved by the Arts Commission and then forwarded to City Council.
The Arts Commission may organize its activities, investigations, studies and reports by committee, but no committee action or recommendation shall have status as an action or report by the Arts Commission unless adopted by a majority vote of those Arts Commission regular members present at which there is a meeting quorum, and on reasonable advance notice to the voting membership of the Arts Commission.
Any and all investigations, studies, calls for action, reports or recommendations for action adopted by a majority vote of the Arts Commission shall be promptly forwarded to City Council and they shall not be published or disseminated in any way whatsoever until that is accomplished and until and unless reviewed, accepted and approved by City Council by resolution. Any Arts Commission member violating this section, or § 2-18 or 2-19, may have his/her appointment rescinded and terminated for cause by City Council.
No implementation of any call for action or any report and recommendation by the Arts Commission to City Council shall take place or have any status as action by the City or a report of the City or a policy of the City, unless and until accepted and approved by City Council by resolution, and City Council in its discretion may decline to act, accept or approve, or may act upon, accept or approve, any portion or the whole, as it desires and determines.
The Arts Commission, being an Advisory Commission of City Council and being subordinate to City Council and subject to the oversight of City Council, shall conduct its activities and meetings in accord with all applicable state law, which shall include, but may not be limited to, the Open Public Meetings Act and the Open Public Records Act.
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., respectively.
The Arts Commission's meetings and deliberations shall proceed in accord with the latest version of Robert's Rules of Order.
Resolution 145-2004 is hereby rescinded and abolished, and any appointment of members to the old committee established thereby, and the terms of office of said members, are likewise rescinded and abolished. Nothing herein shall prevent or preclude the members or any member of the old committee from being appointed as a member or members of the new Arts Commission, as City Council shall determine in its discretion.

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