§ 14-1-33. PROCEDURE FOR NAMING A FACILITY.

(A)

A person may submit a suggestion for naming a facility or endorse a previously submitted suggestion. A suggestion or endorsement must be submitted to the director as provided by this section. The director may promulgate forms for this purpose.

(B)

A suggestion for naming a facility must include:

(1)

if the suggestion is an individual's name, a biographical sketch of the individual whose name is suggested, a description of the individual's involvement in the community, and the individual's connection, if any, to the facility or to the activity for which the facility will be used; or

(2)

if the suggestion is not an individual's name, justification for the suggested name.

(C)

Not later than the date construction of a new facility begins, the director shall notify the council, the city manager, the head of the City department that will operate or maintain the facility, the City advisory board that the director finds to have appropriate jurisdiction, and the City's public information officer that a new facility is to be named.

(D)

Immediately on receipt of notice from the director, the City's public information officer shall take reasonable steps to inform persons who are likely to have an interest in the naming of the facility. The public information officer shall consider the nature and location of the facility and whether a particular community is likely to be especially interested in the process, and disseminate the information in a way designed to reach those communities. Information disseminated under this subsection shall include a statement of the deadline for submitting suggestions.

(E)

A suggestion or endorsement must be received by the director not later than the 90th day after date of the director's notice under Subsection (C).

(F)

As soon as practicable after the deadline for receiving suggestions and endorsements, the director shall submit completed suggestions and endorsements to the chair of the City advisory board that the director finds to have appropriate jurisdiction.

(G)

On receipt of the suggestions and endorsements, the City advisory board shall schedule and conduct a public hearing on naming the facility. The advisory board shall make a written recommendation to the council not later than the 45th day after the date the chair receives the suggestions and endorsements, and shall provide a copy of the recommendation to the city manager. If the advisory board fails to meet the deadline prescribed in this section, the board is considered to have no recommendation.

(H)

The city manager shall provide to each councilmember a copy of the advisory board's recommendation and the suggestions and endorsements received by the director. The city manager shall place an item regarding the naming of the facility on the council's agenda as soon as practicable after the advisory board makes its recommendation, or after the period prescribed by Subsection (G) expires, whichever is earlier.

(I)

The council may by resolution establish different criteria and procedures for the naming of a particular facility. If a facility is partially funded by another entity, the council shall consider that entity's concerns in naming the facility.

Source: 1992 Code Section 15-7-20; Ord. 031204-12; Ord. 031211-11.