HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-11-8717ORDINANCE NO. 2021-11-8717
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 DIVISION 17 "PADUCAH CREATIVE
AND CULTURAL COUNCIL" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH TO AMEND SECTION 2-582 "COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT OF
MEMBERS"
WHEREAS, the Paducah Creative & Cultural Council has made a
recommendation to the City Commission to amend Section 2-582 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Paducah related to the Composition and appointment of members of the Creative &
Cultural Council; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to modify the composition of the Paducah Creative
and Cultural Council in order to enhance public participation and make city staff representation
general and not tied to specific job titles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky hereby amends Section 2-582
entitled "Composition; appointment of members" as follows:
See. 2-582. Composition; appointment of members
The Mayor with the consent of a majority of the City Commission, shall appoint
the members of the Council to be called the Paducah Creative and Cultural
Council. The board shall consist of [five (5)] seven 7 citizens of the City of
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staff appointed by the Mayor. Citizen members [initially ,1e..1,._.4e,l] shall serve
terms of three (3) years or until their successors are appointed and confirmed;
[provided, he that initially, two (2)......b,. shall be appointed for t„
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of one (1) year; t.....' (2) members shall be a ,..ted f « terms of two M\ years;
and one (1) member shall be . pAe,, for- to fires oftluee 3) . 1 Each term,
except for initial appointments, shall be for three (3) years each, and/or until their
successors are appointed and qualified. No member may serve more than two (2)
full three-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as in the
original appointments and for the unexpired term of the vacancy. Board members
shall be appointed based in part on their professional competence of arts and
cultural and may include creative entrepreneurs, arts advocates and concerned
members of the public.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this
Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Compliance with Open Meetings Laws. The City Commission
hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were
taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City
Commission and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open
to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed
and the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days
and will become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
Lindsay Paris , City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, November 9, 2021
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, November 23, 2021
Recorded by the City Clerk, November 23, 2021
Published by The Paducah Sun, November 25, 2021
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