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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHOOMER BILL N0. 7657 ORDINANCE NO. 5453 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION BY CODIFYING THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ON ARTS AND LETTERS AS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NO. 4895 ENACTED JANUARY 6, 1975, AND ESTABLISHING A NEW DIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "DIVISION 11. MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ON ARTS AND LETTERS," SO AS TO CODIFY THE SAID COMMISSION AND INCREASE ITS MEMBERS FROM NINE TO FIFTEEN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City, relating to Administration is hereby amended by codifying the Municipal Commission on Arts and Letters as established by Ordinance No. 4895, enacted January 6, 1975, and by increasing the membership from nine to fifteen; and enacting a new division to be known as "Division 11 . Municipal Commission on Arts and Letters," relating to the same subject and enacting said division so that said division, as so codified, shall read as follows: Sec. 2-102. There is hereby established a Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council of the City of University City in connection with the artistic, cultural, and scholarly development within the City. The Commission shall consist of fifteen members to be appointed by the City Council. Not less than three appointees to the Commission shall be lay members, and the other members shall preferably include at least one member from each of the following arts and professions: Paint- ing, sculpture, music, literature, and architecture. Sec. 2-103. Two of the Commissioners who are appointed with terms commencing January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms of one year, two of the Commissioners with terms commencing January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve terms of two years, two of the Commissioners who are appointed with terms cemmencing January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms of three years, and the remaining three Commissioners who are appointed with terms commenc- ing January 2, 1975, shall be designated to serve for terms of four years, respectively, from the date of their appointment, but there- after Commissioners shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of four years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A Commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed, confirmed and has qualified. After the passage of this ordinance two additional Commissioners shall be designated to serve for terms of one year. Two additional Commissioners shall be designated to serve for terms of two year and the remaining two additional Commissioners shall be designated to serve for terms of three years respectively, but thereafter the Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of office of four years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Sec. 2-104. Members of the Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters shall serve without compensation from the City or any firm, trust, donation or legacy to or on behalf of the City; provided, however, that a member of the Commission, or the firm, company or corporation with whom the member is associated shall not be precluded from receiving compensation from the City under any contract for services rendered which have no relation to the member's duties as a member of the Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters .