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Sec. 2-105. 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 . Sec. 2-106. The Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters shall have the authority and duty to solicit gifts of art on behalf of the City and to encourage public-spirited citizens to contribute funds, as well as permanent works of art, to the City and thereby help to beautify the City of University City and the public buildings and grounds situated therein. The Commission may advise with owners of private property in relation to the beautification of such property; and anyone contem- plating the erection of any building or the making of any improvements 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 consistent with the powers and duties of the Commission as spelled out herein. Sec. 2-107. No work 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 museun or gallery, unless such work of art, or a design or model of the same 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 of paintings, mural decorations, stained glass, statues, bas reliefs or other sculptures, monuments, fountains, decorative arches or other struc- tures of a permanent or temporary character intended for ornament or commemoration. No existing work of art in the possession of the City shall be removed, relocated or altered in any way without being submitted to the Commission for report and recommendation. The Commission may prepare specifications for the maintenance of works of art and shall inspect such maintenance work for the guildance of the City Departments concerned. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage as provided by law, PASSED this 12th day of Nov er 1984. 4,, AI I J MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK CERTIFIED TO BE CORRECT AS TO FORM: CI TTORNEY 2