§ 2-03 Panel.
RCNY § 2-03
(a)Membership and organization.
(1)For each eligible project, the Commissioner will convene a panel consisting of: (i) the Commissioner or his/her designee; (ii) one representative of the city agency having jurisdiction over the eligible project upon its completion, if other than the Department of Cultural Affairs (such representative shall not be the Architect); (iii) one representative of the Design agency, if other than (ii) above (such representative shall not be the Architect); and, (iv) three representatives of the public generally recognized as knowledgeable in the field of public art, and selected by the Commissioner, at least one of whom shall reside in or maintain a place of business in the borough in which the project is located. If the Department of Cultural Affairs is the agency referred to in both (ii) and (iii) above, then four such representatives of the public, selected by the Commissioner.
(2)Each member shall have one vote; except, in the event of a tie vote by the members, the Chairperson shall have two votes.
(3)A majority of the votes eligible to be cast shall constitute a quorum to do business. Any action taken by the Panel shall require the assent of a majority of the votes present.
(4)One representative of the Art Commission and one representative or the Director will be non-voting ex officio members of each panel and will not be counted as part of the quorum.
(5)The Commissioner or his/her designee shall serve as Chairperson of the Panel.
(6)The Chairperson may invite other knowledgeable persons to address the Panel but they shall not have a vote.
(b)Duties. Upon reviewing the scope of each eligible project and any reports, comments or recommendations of the Architect and the agencies involved in its construction, after due deliberation, and following full consultation with the Architect, the Panel shall inform the Design Agency in writing of its recommendations as follows: (1) the nature of work(s) of art to be considered for the eligible project; (2) if new work(s) of art are to be commissioned, then the names of artists to be considered to create the work(s) of art or the manner to be used to select an artist, as through a competition, for example; (3) if work(s) of art already in existence are to be used, then specific art works or works of suggested artists shall be recommended; (4) other suggestions for the use of the art allocation, such as refurbishing or restoring existing work(s) of art located at the site or to be relocated to the site.
