Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 21.
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/ae8cabd1-66eb-4a1c-9224-92bbca5e792f ↗
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21.5 ADMINISTRATION                                           art collection or the maintenance of the
21.5.1 Public Art Committee responsibilities                  collection.
The City Public Art Program shall be administered        E.   Oversee the maintenance, care, and repair of
by the Public Art Committee whose members shall               the public art collection.
be appointed by the City Council, and shall have the     F.   Review the appropriateness of proposed public
following responsibilities:                                   art which is intended to fulfill all or part of the
A.   Develop an annual art plan for Portland which            contribution required by this article.
     shall be presented to the City Council for          G. Review potential gifts of art to the City on City
     approval.                                                property, and assist in the development
B.   Establish such guidelines as are necessary to            process of such gifts, in accordance with the
     carry out the purpose of this article. The               Guidelines for the Public Art Ordinance.
     guidelines shall include but not be limited to      H. Recommend appropriate locations and
     criteria for selection of artists and art work,          accessibility to the public for permanent art,
     maintenance of a file of interested artists,             with suggestion as to the type of art which is
     review criteria for proposed gifts of art work to        appropriate.
     the City, procedures for artistic competitions,     I.   Solicit advice from arts professionals, the
     and requirements for the maintenance of art              business community, and from local residents
     work. Any and all guidelines or changes to               on the appropriateness of proposed art.
     guidelines shall be placed on a City Council        J.   Recommend revisions to policies and guidelines
     agenda as a communication. The guidelines                for the improved implementation of this
     shall take effect 45 days after the date of              program.
     placement on the council agenda, unless the         K.   Ensure that the use of funds collected under
     City Council takes official action disapproving          this program will increase the amount of art in
     the guidelines, in whole or in part, prior to the        the city that is available to the public.
     expiration of the 45-day period. If a part of a
     guideline is vetoed, the remainder shall            21.5.2 Public Art Committee structure
     continue in effect. Any guideline adopted,          A. The Public Art Committee shall be composed
     which is not required by the statutes of the             of eleven voting members who are appointed
     state or by this article, may be waived by the           by the City Council. The City Council shall
     chair upon good cause being shown.                       appoint one of its members, the City Manager
C.   Recommend to the City Council the                        shall recommend a member, and Creative
     expenditure of funds for the acquisition or              Portland shall recommend one of its members
     commissioning of public art, for maintenance             to serve on the Public Art Committee. The City
     of public art, and for administration of this            Council shall appoint the remaining eight
     program.                                                 members who shall be volunteers and have
D. Seek private donations of funds and/or works               interest and/or expertise in public art. Such
     of art for the purposes of expanding the public          experience may include, but shall not be limited
                                                              to, education and experience as an architect, a CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 21-3 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
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