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An Ordinance Creating
The Jeffersonville Civic/Conference Center Authority
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville has too long neglected the area of
the Arts, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Jeffersonville are dependent upon neighboring
communities for cultural enrichment, and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville desires to have a facility that could
help attract conventions and conferences, and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville is lacking a facility to house a
center for the performing arts,
THEREFORE, LET IT BE ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JEFFERSONVILLE,
Section 1
A Civic/Conference Center Authority is hereby created.
Section 2
The Civic/Conference Center Authority shall consist of
members.
the Commo
members t
ville. T
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pointee f
Center Authority shall
ficer.
five
Three (3) members to be appointed and approved by
Council of the City of Jeffersonville, and two (2)
be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Jefferson-
term of service shall be for four years. Resig-
~ Board members shall be filled by the original ap-
' m
)r the remainder of the ter . The Civic/Conference
elect a chairperson as presiding of-
Section 3
It shall be the primary responsibility of the Civic/Conference
Center Authority to operate the Jeffersonville Civic/Confer-
ence Center over which they shall have complete control. The
Civic/Conference Center Authority shall be empowered to do all
things that they deem necessary to the efficient operation of
such a facility.
Section 4
The Civic/Conference Center Authority shall be funded through
public as well as private resources. The Civic/Conference
Center authority shall formulate and manaqe their own budget,
and shall operate as a separate political entity.
Section 5
The Civic/Conference Center Authority shall enter into a
contractual agreement with the City of Jeffersonville, through
the Board of Public Works and Safety, to operate the Jeffer-
sonville Civic/Conference Center. This contract should be
for at least five years with options to renew.
Section 6
The City of Jeffersonville. will attempt to purchase and
renovate
the
LeRose
Theater and such other adjacent build-
ings that it deems necessary and suitable to serve as the
effersonvllle Civic/Conference Center.
Section 7
Every downtown needs an anchor or point of focus. The
focus of our downtown will be the Jeffersonville CiviC/Con-
ference Center located in the LeRose Theater. This facili-
ty will be for all in our community to use and enjoy. A
Civic/Conference Center.could offer many varied types of
entertainment from country music to orchestra concerts,
pays, magic shows, Saturday morning cartoon shows, etc
This facility w~ll also be used to give local artists a
showcase for their work.! Regularly scheduled events, in a
facility such as this, Would give people a good reason to
come to downtown Jeffersonville at night. When people
begin to come back down~own at night, restaurants, shops
and other businesses will begin to expand and/or relocate
in this area to serve t~e public need.
Passed and adopted by t~e Common Council of the City of Jeffer-
sonville, Clark County, Indiana, on the ~ day of ~- , 1991.
j~i~~t e r~~ '
President, Common Council
ATTEST:
Presented by me a~ Clerk!-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City
of Jeffersonville this ~ day .of ~--~F.- , 1991.
This Ordinance approved ~and signed by me this ~ day of
~.~ , 1991.
Dale L. Orem
~layor