Creating the culture and arts commission

(a) There shall be a commission on culture and the arts consisting of 11 members, excluding ex officio members, who shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council. There shall be one member for each of the below-listed categories, except for the category specified in subdivision (3) that shall have two members: (1) Design: graphic, industrial, visual; (2) Urban design: architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design; (3) Drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture; (4) Crafts: ceramics, weaving, woodworking, etc.; (5) Music: contemporary and classical; (6) Theater arts: drama; (7) Dance; (8) Multi-media: cinematography, photography, television; (9) Literature: prose, poetry; and (10) At large. (b) Each member of the commission shall be appropriately qualified to fulfill the roles of the commission within each member’s respective category. Of the members originally appointed: (1) Two shall serve for a term of one year; (2) Three shall serve for a term of two years; (3) Two shall serve for a term of three years; (4) Two shall serve for a term of four years; and (5) Two shall serve for a term of five years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term expiring five years from the date of expiration of the term of the member’s predecessor, or in the case of a vacancy, for the remainder of the unexpired term. Each member shall serve until the member’s successor has been appointed and qualified. The commission shall annually select a chair and a vice-chair from its members, whose duties shall be as set forth in this article and in the rules adopted by the commission. )