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Ordinance No._____
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending PAMC Section
2.18.010 to Expand the Public Art Commission from Five to Seven Members
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City has a Public Art Commission as detailed in Chapter 2.18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code.
B. The City Council desires to expand the membership of the Public Art Commission from five to seven members.
C. The two new seats created by this ordinance shall initially have two-year terms in order to stagger the introduction of new members as detailed in Section 3 of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Section 2.18.010 (Membership) of Chapter 2.18 (Public Art Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) is hereby amended and restated as follows (deleted text is in strikethrough, new text is underlined):
2.18.010 Membership.
There is created a public art commission composed of seven members who are not council members, officers, or employees of the city, and who shall be appointed by the city council.
SECTION 3. The two new seats on the Public Art Commission created by this ordinance shall initially have shortened terms to expire on March 31, 2026, subject to extension under the provisions of PAMC 2. 18.040 (Term of office) . After that, successive terms shall be consistent with the term lengths in PAMC section 2. 18.040 and any other applicable section of the PAMC.
This Section 3 shall be uncodified.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or sections of the Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it should have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentenc es, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
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Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the date of its adoption.
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____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director, Community Services Department