MENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Orlando City Code ch. 2, art. XXXIV

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Orlando City Code § 2.217 Established, Composition, Appointment of Members.

Sec. 2.217. - Established, Composition, Appointment of Members. There is hereby created and established a Board to be known and designated as the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall consist of nine (9) members, serving without pay, appointed by the Mayor, and subject to confirmation by the City Council. The chairman of the Public Art Advisory Board shall serve ex officio as a member of the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees. Membership on the Board shall include Michael A. Mennello and Marilyn Logsdon Mennello, should either or both wish to serve. Should either or both decline membership, membership shall include at least one of their immediate family members, Sylvia Wilson Overby, Alec Sullivan Overby, Andrew Dwight Overby and Lynda Joyce Wilson, provided at least one of them wishes to serve. Following the deaths of Michael A. Mennello and Marilyn Logsdon Mennello, membership on the Board shall include at least one of the above-listed immediate family members, provided at least one of them wishes to serve. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 1-26-2004, § 1, Doc. #0401261101; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.218 Filling Vacancies.

Sec. 2.218. - Filling Vacancies. Vacancies on the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees, other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council. All appointments made in this manner shall be only for the unexpired term. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.219 Election of Officers.

Sec. 2.219. - Election of Officers. The Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees shall elect from its own membership a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary. The Board of Trustees may designate one of its own members to serve as recording secretary or may designate some person not a member of the Board to serve as recording secretary thereof, without pay. A non-Board member recording secretary shall have no vote in the affairs of the Board. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.220 Terms of Members.

Sec. 2.220. - Terms of Members. The terms of members of the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees shall be two (2) years and shall be staggered in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.120 above. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.120(2) and 2.121(1) and (2) of the City Code to the contrary, consecutive term limits and attendance requirements for Board members shall not apply to Michael A. Mennello, Marilyn Logsdon Mennello and their immediate family members, as delineated in Section 2.217 above. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 5-7-2007, § 4, Doc. #0705071001)

Orlando City Code § 2.221 Meetings, Records, Quorum, Filing Minutes.

Sec. 2.221. - Meetings, Records, Quorum, Filing Minutes. The Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees shall meet at least quarterly at a regular meeting time to be fixed by the Board and shall hold such additional meetings as shall be called by the chairman, by written demand of a majority of the Board members, or upon call by the Mayor. All meetings of the Board and any committees thereof shall be public, and complete records of the deliberations shall be kept. These records shall be open to the public. Four (4) Board members shall constitute a quorum. A copy of the minutes of each meeting shall be filed with the City Council through the City Clerk, so that the City Council may consider such minutes at its next ensuing regular meeting following the meeting of the Board. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 1-26-2004, § 2, Doc. #0401261101; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.222 Powers and Duties.

Sec. 2.222. - Powers and Duties. The Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt such rules of procedure as are necessary for the operation of the Board, provided they are consistent with the policies and ordinances of the City of Orlando and the laws of the State of Florida. (2) To create committees as the Board deems appropriate, subject to approval by the Mayor. (3) To advise the Mayor and City Council for the development and operation of the Mennello Museum of American Art and make appropriate recommendations to the Mayor and City Council. (4) To suggest policies for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the Mennello Museum of American Art to be adopted by the City. (5) To prepare and file with the City Council an annual report pertaining to the operations and activities of the Mennello Museum of American Art during the preceding year. (6) To perform all powers and duties in compliance with the agreement establishing the Mennello Museum of American Art entered into between the City and Michael A. Mennello and Marilyn Logsdon Mennello and any amendments thereto. (7) To perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the City Council. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.223 Not to Obligate City Without Approval.

Sec. 2.223. - Not to Obligate City Without Approval. The Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees shall not have authority to obligate the City of Orlando in any manner without the prior approval of the City Council. The Board shall have no power to sell, lease, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Mennello Museum of American Art or its contents. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.224 Recommendations to City Council.

Sec. 2.224. - Recommendations to City Council. Wherever this Article provides for a recommendation by the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees prior to City Council action, the Board shall make a recommendation within a reasonable time. In the event the Board does not furnish a recommendation to the City within a reasonable time, the City Council may act without the recommendation from the Board. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.225 Expenditure of Funds.

Sec. 2.225. - Expenditure of Funds. The City Council, from time to time, may appropriate such monies as it may deem desirable to be expended under the supervision of the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees, subject to the review and control of the City Council. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

Orlando City Code § 2.226 Action Subject to Approval of City Council.

Sec. 2.226. - Action Subject to Approval of City Council. All actions taken by the Mennello Museum of American Art Board of Trustees and all committees thereof shall be subject to the approval or disapproval of the City Council. (Ord. of 1-11-1999, Doc. #31804; Ord. of 2-2-2009, § 3, Doc. #0902021101)

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