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EXHIBR N* CHAPTER 159 ? Arts Commission 159.01 CREATION, PURPOSE. There is hereby established the North Olmsted Arts Commission for the purposes of developing and encouraging of all forms and areas of the arts within the City for the benefit of its residents, including, but not limited to, the fine arts, performing arts, and cultural arts, as well as supporting and conducting events which celebrate the spirit, character, and history of the City. 159.02 MEMBERSHIP, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS. The Arts Commission shall consist of at least seven (7) and not mare than eleven (11) members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Members shall be experienced and interested in the fields of fine arts, performing arts, architecture, landscape architecture, marketing, communications, graphic design or related fields. Such members shall serve without compensation for staggered four-year terms. 159.03 CHAIRPERSON, MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES. The Arts Commission shall appoint a Chairperson from its membership annually. The Commission shall hold such meetings as it may require and shall designate the time and place thereo£ It shall establish rules and regulations for the procedures to be used in matters submitted to it for determination. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. 159.04 DUTIES. It shall be the duty of the Arts Commission to develop a plan for the promotion of the arts and cultural events in the City and to make recommendations to the administration and City Council on the implementation of arts programs and community events. (a) The Commission shall support and conduct events and entertainment which celebrate the City of North Olmsted, identifying potential and necessary resources to ensure programs and events are conducted in a manner that is enjoyable, safe and environmentally sustainable. (b) The Commission shall approve all art purchased, commissioned, or accepted as a gift by the City, as well as all art proposed for placement anywhere within the public right-of-way or on property owned or leased by the City. Commission approval is also necessary before any art subject to their approval can be in any way altered or removed. (c) The Commission shall support and assist City departments and divisions in the organization of community events and facilitate communications amongst organizers, media and participants. (d) The Commission shall develop programs and events within the City that will support the community and its businesses and that will bring the City and surrounding communities together.