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AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AN AUDITORIUM COMMISSION, HEREAFTER KNOWN AS THE FORUM COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS, TERMS AND VACANCIES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: There is hereby created an Auditorium Commission, hereafter known as the Forum Commission, to be composed of seven (7) members who shall be citizens of the City of Jonesboro and qualified electors of the municipality. The Commissioners shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council provided, however that those first appointed and confirmed after the passage of this ordinance shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, five six and seven years each, to be designated by the Mayor and City Council, and thereafter upon the expiration of the respective terms, commissioners appointed by the Mayor and approved by a majority vote of the City Council shall each be appointed to a term of five (5) years.
Section 2: Commission members appointed under the provisions of this ordinance may be removed from cause upon a two-thirds vote of the duly elected and qualified members of the City Council.
Section 3: The Commissioners appointed under this ordinance shall have complete authority to manage, operate, maintain and keeping good state of repair the Municipal Auditorium and shall have complete charge of said building. The Commissioners shall have the right to employee or remove managers, janitors and other employees of whatsoever nature, kind or character and fix and regulate their salaries. The Commissioners shall have complete and full authority provided, said Commissioners shall not have authority or power to sell, mortgage or encumber said auditorium unless otherwise authorized by the Statutes of Arkansas.
Section 4: The Commissioners shall have authority under this ordinance and shall have exclusive rig...
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