Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-21 Created.
Sec. 30-21. - Created.
There shall be and hereby is created a preservation commission.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(a); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 30, art. II
in effectDenver Revised Municipal Code § 30-22 Composition.
Sec. 30-22. - Composition.
The preservation commission shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be residents of the city. Appointments shall be for a three-year term. Each member shall continue to serve in such capacity until the member's successor has been duly appointed and is acting, provided, however, that period shall not exceed ninety (90) days past the expiration of the member's term. The nine (9) members of the commission serving on the effective date of the ordinance from which this section was derived shall serve the balance of the term to which the member was appointed.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(b); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94; Ord. No. 159-03, § 8, 3-3-03)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-23 Appointments.
Sec. 30-23. - Appointments.
(1) Appointments by mayor. All appointments to the preservation commission shall be made by the mayor as follows:
(a) Two (2) members shall be appointed from nominees submitted by the president of the Denver Chapter of the American Institute of Architects;
(b) Two (2) members shall be appointed from nominees submitted by the president of the state historical society;
(c) Two (2) members shall be appointed from nominees submitted by the chairperson of the planning board;
(d) Two (2) members shall be appointed directly by the mayor; and
(e) One (1) member shall be appointed from nominees submitted by the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
(2) Qualifications of candidates. In making appointments to the preservation commission, the mayor shall give due consideration to maintaining a balance of interests and skills in the composition of the commission, and to the individual qualifications of the candidates, including their training, experience, knowledge or interest in any one (1) or more of the following fields: architecture; landscape architecture; history of the community; real estate; law; city planning; fine arts; general contracting; education; commerce and industry.
(3) New appointments. At any time that the term of office of a member of the preservation commission shall expire or a member resigns, the mayor shall request not less than two (2) nominees for each such opening from the appropriate entity under (1) above. The mayor shall make his appointments from the appropriate list of nominations.
(4) Appointments without nominations. In the event that the nominations required to make appointments or to fill vacancies have not been received by the mayor within thirty (30) days after a written request for the required list has been sent to the nominator, the mayor is authorized to appoint members of the commission without nominations. However, the mayor shall give consideration to the qualifications of the appointee as if such appointee were nominated by the designated group.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(c); Ord. No. 426-87, § 5, 8-4-87; Ord. No. 907-92, § 1, 11-30-92; Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-24 Compensation.
Sec. 30-24. - Compensation.
Members of the preservation commission shall serve without compensation. To the extent authorized by council, such members may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred incidental to their duties for the commission.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(g); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-25 Officers and bylaws.
Sec. 30-25. - Officers and bylaws.
The preservation commission shall elect a chairperson and such officers other than a secretary as it may require. The commission shall make and adopt bylaws for governing its work, and it shall conduct its business in accordance with Roberts' Rules of Order.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(d); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-26 Staff.
Sec. 30-26. - Staff.
The staff of the commission shall be the custodians of the records of the commission, shall conduct official correspondence, and shall generally supervise the clerical and technical work of the commission.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(4); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94; Ord. No. 914-19, § 12, 9-30-19)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-27 Committees and subcommittees.
Sec. 30-27. - Committees and subcommittees.
The commission may appoint committees and subcommittees as necessary to carry out the work of the commission.
(Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94; Ord. No. 914-19, § 13, 9-30-19)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-28 Meetings.
Sec. 30-28. - Meetings.
The preservation commission shall act only at regularly scheduled meetings, which shall be held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m., or at meetings of which not less than five (5) days' notice has been given; provided, however, that if the chairperson declares an emergency to exist, the commission may meet upon two (2) days' written notice. Absent the objection of any member the chairperson may cancel or postpone a regularly scheduled meeting of the commission.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(e); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94; Ord. No. 159-03, § 9, 3-3-03)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-29 Quorum; action.
Sec. 30-29. - Quorum; action.
No official business of the preservation commission shall be conducted unless a quorum of not less than five (5) members is present. The concurring vote of at least five (5) members of the commission is necessary to constitute an act the official act of the commission.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(f); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 30-30 Rules and regulations.
Sec. 30-30. - Rules and regulations.
The preservation commission may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and not inconsistent herewith.
(Code 1950, § 131.12(3)(h); Ord. No. 934-94, § 1(b), 11-14-94)
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