1973-53 Creating a Civic Center Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION N0, 53-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, CREATING A CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY
S1[AI,L BF, TO ADVISE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE DESIRABILITY,
LOCATION AND FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT OF A CIVIC CENTER FOR THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH; SETTING FORTH THE COMPOSITION OF SAID COMMITTEE, THE
I)UTIF.S AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SAID COMMITTEE, AND SETTING FORTH A
RF.I'ORTING DATE FOR THE COMMITTEE,
WI}EREAS, the Village Council of North Palm Beach, Florida
has determined. that a civic center for the Village of North Palm Beach
would. be responsive to many recreational, cultural and civic needs in the
Village of North Palm Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council deems the Civic Center project to
be of sufficient importance that the advice of people who would make up
a cross section of the Village population is deemed highly desirable i.n
formulating the ultimate plans for the Civic Center;
' NOW, T}{EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORT}[
PAIM BEACH, FLORIDA:
-Section 1. There is hereby created a Civic Center Advisory
Conuni.ttee to be known hereafter as the Committee.
Section 2. Said Committee shall be composed of the following
seven (7) persons, all of whom are residents of the Village and each of
w}iom shall hold office until the Civic Center report is completed and
accepted by the Village Council; provided, however, that any person
may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the Village Council
and in the event of a vacancy the Village Council shall appoint a success-
or to the Corrunittee.
Donald J. Murphy Adel Gold
Thomas Valente Ira Kuchler
Edward. Eissey John McRoberts
' Thomas B. Rhodes
Section 3. The Village Clerk shall notify the Committee
members of their appointment and shall call a meeting of the Committee
wit}rin ten (10) days from the date of this Resolution. At the first
meeting the Village Manager and the Mayor shall outline the purpose and.
responsibilities of the Committee and an appropriate Village Council
representative shall preside at the meeting until the Committee shall
organize and. elect from its members a chairman, vice-chairman and
' secretary. Thereafter, the Committee shall have the cooperation of all
Village departments and department heads through the coordination of the
Village Manager, who shall make all such department heads and all proper
information available at all reasonable times.
Section 4. Meetings of the ;Committee shall be held at the call
of the chairman or such other times as the Committee may determine, but
in no event shall the Committee meet less often than once a month.
Meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and the time and
place of the meetings shall be announced sufficiently in advance to notify
the public. Notices of meetings shall be posted on appropriate bulletin
boards throughout the Village of North Palm Beach. The Committee shall
keep nu.nutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon
' each question and shall keep records of its official actions, all of
which shall be properly filed. in the office of the Village Clerk and shall
be a public record. The Committee may establish such rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary in the conduct of its meetings and in lieu thereof
Roberts Rules of Order, 1973 Edition, shall be used.
Section 5. The Civic Center Committee shall be advisory
to t}ie Village Council and shall have no official powers except those
specifically prescribed in this Resolution. Any advice, recommendations
or other matters concerning the Committee shall be subordinate to the
control of the Village Council, which shall have the power to alter,
modify or eliminate any action or advice of said Committee.
Section G. The Committee shall exercise and perform the follow-
ing powers and duties:
' a. Procure information and set forth all facts
concerning a Civic Center for the Village of North
Palm Beach to the Village Council concerning the
establishment of a municipal civic center.
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b. Solicit and receive all suggestions offered
by citizens or officials within a scope of its
powers and report on such suggestions to the Village
Council, together with the recommendations of the
Conunittee thereon.
c. Prepare a general comprehensive civic center
plan and. with the approval of the Village Manager, use
such expert assistance as it may require in the
preparation of such plan. The plan shall be sub-
mitted to the Village Council for its consideration
' on or before March 31, 1974. Said plan may contain,
among other recommendations, advice concerning the
size and scope of the Civic Center, its location,
functions to be located within the Civic Center and
needs in the community which such Civic Center is
intended to alleviate, timing for construction of
the Civic Center, phases of construction, if desirable,
estimated costs of construction, together with
various alternative plans, if any, and such other
information that will enable the Village Council to
best continue with a Civic Center plan which will
serve the needs of the residents of the Village of
North Palm Beach.
Section 7. Members of the Civic Center Advisory Committee
shall serve without compensation and any expenses to be incurred by the
Civic Center Advisory Committee shall be first approved by the Village
Manager prior to any commitments.
Section 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
' upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 13 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973.
/s/ H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker _
Village Clerk
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