Arts Commission Bylaws (January 17, 2018)

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Article IV Elections The Commission shall appoint and confirm a Chair and a Vice Chair each year. Officers shall be confirmed and take office annually at the first regular public meeting of the Commission in January on a rotating basis. Confirmation of officers will take place as the first item of new business, and newly confirmed officers will assume their duties at the close of approval process. The position of Chair will be determined by a rotation process. Each arts commissioner is appointed to fill a numbered position (positions 1-7). Chairs will hold that position for one year in consecutive order. Arts Commissioner holding position 1 will serve as chair for one year. Arts commissioner holding position 2 will serve as Vice -Chair for that year rotating in as Chair the following year with arts commissioner holding position 3 rotating in as Vice -Chair and so on. Should the Chair be vacated prior to the completion of the term, the Vice -Chair will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chair for the remainder of the term. The next consecutive arts Commission position will rotate in as Vice -Chair. Should the Vice -Chair be vacated prior to the completion of the term, the next consecutive arts commission position will assume the remainder of the term. Arts Commissioner completing a term for a vacated chair or vice chair will be able to fulfill the position the following year. Article V Meetings All Commission meetings shall comply with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act RCW 42.30. All meetings shall be noticed and open to the public. A. Schedule The Commission shall hold regular meetings according to the following schedule: The third Wednesday of each month. The meetings shall begin at 5:00 p.m. unless modified. Should a regular meeting day be a legal holiday, the scheduled meeting shall be postponed to the succeeding Wednesday, unless a majority of the Commission votes to select another day or to cancel the meeting. Any Commission meeting may be canceled by a majority vote or consensus of the Commission. The Chair or Vice -Chair may cancel a meeting for lack of agenda items or lack of a quorum. B. Special Meetings Special meetings may be held by the Commission subject to notice requirements prescribed by State law. Special meetings may be called by the Chair, the City Council, or the Mayor, or by the written request of any three (3) Commissioners by written notice emailed or delivered to each member of the Commission at least 24 hours before the time specified for the proposed meeting. 4