3.16.025 Selection committee.
A selection committee which shall recommend to the Beaverton arts commission or, in the event the Beaverton arts commission is not in existence, to the city council, the selection of an artist, a work of art or other expenditure of funds dedicated pursuant to BC 3.16.020, shall be established specifically for each major city construction project, in accordance with the following guidelines:
A. Membership. The selection committee shall consist of the architect or designer for each major city construction project, three professional artists and one resident of the City who is not a member of the Beaverton arts commission. The above-mentioned three professional artists and the resident of the City shall be selected for each major City construction project by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Beaverton arts commission. For the purposes of this subsection, professional artists shall mean practitioners in the visual arts, generally recognized by critics and peers as a professional of serious intent and recognized ability who produces works of art, as defined in BC 3.16.015.
B. Quorum and Voting for Selection Committee. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the selection committee and a majority of those members present and voting shall be required for any decision.
C. Meetings to be Public. All meetings of the selection committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Oregon Public Meetings Law.
D. Criteria for Selection Committee Decisions. Selection of works of art by the selection committee shall be by open competition. In making its decision a selection committee shall consider and base its decision upon:
1. the quality of past works or a particular work of art of the artist;
2. the appropriateness of the proposal or the work of art for the particular city facility which is the subject of the major city construction project; and
3. the materials, construction, durability, maintenance, public access and public safety. [BC 3.16.025, added by Ordinance No. 3429, 1/29/85]