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Section 4. The Commission shall organize by electing one of their members as chairman, who shall hold such office for one year or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. The Commission may adopt such administrative procedures as are necessary 'to accomplish the purposes set forth in this ordinance. The City officers and the staff of City departments may consult and advise with the Commission from time to time on matters coming within the scope of this ordinance; and the Commission may consult and advise with such City staff and officers. Section 5. The Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters shall have the authority and duty to solicit gifts of art on behalf of the City and to en=ourage public-spirited citizens to contribute funds, as well as permanent works of art, to the City ~nd thereby help to beautify the City of University City and the public buildings &nd grounds situated therein. The Commission may advice with owners of private property in relation to the beautification of such property; and anyone contemplating the erection of any building or the making of auy imp~'ovements thereon may submit the plans and designs or sketches thereof to the Commission for advice and suggestions, for which no charge shall be made by the Commission. The Commission may also recognize scholarly works in any field, be it art, science, education, medicine, business, etc., in ways appropriate to the contribution of the work to its field and the standing of the creator in the community, providing such recognition is consistet~t with the powers and duties of the Commission as spelled out herein. Section 6. No wor].~ of art shall be contracted for or placed on property of the City or become the property of the City of University City by purchase, gift, or otherwise, except for a museum or gallery, unless such work of art, or a design or model of the s.ame as required by the Commission, together with the proposed location of such work of art shall first have been submitted to the Commission for its recommendation to the city government. The term "work of art" as used in this ordinance shall comprise paintings, mural decorations, stained glass, statues, bas reliefs or other sculptures, monuments, fountains, decorative arches or other structures of a permanent or temporary character intended for ornament or com~nemoratton. No existing work of art in tile possession of the City shall be removed, relocated or altered in any way without being submitted to the Commission for report and recommendation.