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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHNEIDER
Council Bill No. 28-2002
Ordinance No. 1261
Series of 2002
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE WHEAT RIDGE
CULTURAL COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter IX of the Home Rule Charter of the City of
Wheat Ridge, the Wheat Ridge City Council ("City Council") has the authority to
create boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that City-sanctioned promotion
of culture and the arts would both directly and indirectly benefit residents of the
City through cultural enrichment, educational opportunities and potential revenue
from exhibitions, fairs and similar events; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a cultural commission to act
as the official cultural organization of the City of Wheat Ridge.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 2-52 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge
("Code of Laws") is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
The following boards and commissions of the city are hereby
established: CULTURAL COMMISSION, animal control commission,
parks and recreation commission, arborist board, building code
advisory board, planning commission, and board of adjustment.
Section 2. Section 2-55 of the Code of Laws, repealed by City of Wheat
Ridge Council Bill No. 23-2002, is reenacted to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 2-55. Cultural Commission.
(a) Membership. Members of the cultural commission shall be appointed
and serve in accordance with Section 2-53 of this Code, except that the
cultural commission shall consist of nine (9) members: two (2) members shall
be appointed from each council district, and one member shall be appointed
by the city manager, to serve at large.
(b) Duties. The duties of the cultural commission shall be:
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(1 ) To cooperate with city staff in the promotion and administration
of public programs and policies concerning culture and the arts;
(2) To promote artistic endeavors within the city by encouraging
appreciation of culture and the arts, providing an arts resource
and a forum for communication, developing and recommending
cultural programs to city council and promoting the growth of
arts organizations in the city and assisting such organizations in
reaching greater audiences;
(3) To make recommendations on issues concerning culture and the
arts to the city council;
(4) To promote and develop positive relationships with other
persons and entities interested in promotion of culture and the
arts, including for-profit and non-profit arts organizations, other
public agencies and community members;
(5) To seek citizen input and advice on the management of public
art; and
(6) To assist the city in the submission of grant proposals and fund
raising activities, as directed by the city manager.
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the
City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of
the public and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and
safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council
further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper
legislative object sought to be attained.
Section 4. Severabilitv: Conflictina Ordinances Reoealed. If any section,
subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses
shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after
final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this 12th day of August, 2002, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for August 26, 2002, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers,
7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of 8 to 0, this 26th day of August, 2002,
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 4th
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etchen Cerveny, Mayor
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: August 15, 2002
Second Publication: September 12. 2002
Wheat Ridge Transcript:
Effective Date: September 27, 2002
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