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Commission Info Sheet April 2025 Page 1 of 5 CITY OF MOSCOW Commission/Committee Information Sheet Arts Commission Purpose: The purpose of the Arts Commission is to enrich the community by celebrating and cultivating the expression of all forms of art and culture. Fulfillment of this purpose shall be based upon the following values: recognition and promotion of artists’ value by creating opportunities for work to be experienced; facilitation and promotion of the social, educational, and economic value of all forms of art and culture in the community; performance of leadership, collaboration, and outreach in the conversation between all forms of art and culture with partner agencies, city leaders, and the community. Arts Commission members shall provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council, via the Arts Program Manager on City Arts programming and policies; provide outreach to arts organizations and connectivity between arts activities in the City; provide information and assistance for arts organizations, artists and anyone interested in cultural advancement of the community; support cooperation between existing organizations in the City with schools and regional, State and national art organizations; recommend to the City of Moscow Arts Program Manager relevant sources of private, local, State and Federal funds and grants available to promote the arts in the City and surrounding communities; offer advice and assistance in aesthetic matters of the City regarding community planning or in any other artistic activities as may be referred to it by the City; and encourage and aid programs for the cultural enrichment of the Moscow and surrounding communities. Date & Time: Second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street Members: 12 voting members of which 3 may be Latah County residents who do not reside within City Limits. Students enrolled in post-secondary education, may serve as voting members for a 1-year renewable term. High school or equivalent education students may serve as non-voting members for 1-year renewable terms. Additional Latah County residents who do not reside within the City limits may serve on the commission as non-voting members for a 4-year term. Board of Adjustment Purpose: The Board of Adjustment functions as a Board of Hearing Examiners, constituted to hear and decide appeals from any determination made by the Building Official or Zoning Administrator, and to hear and grant or deny applications for conditional uses and variances. ---PAGE BREAK--- Commission Info Sheet April 2025 Page 2 of 5 Date & Time: As-needed basis at 5:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street Members: 7 voting members for a 5-year term, all of which are members of the Moscow community. Fair and Affordable Housing Commission Purpose: The mission of the Fair Housing Commission is to research, analyze and recommend to the Mayor and Council ways in which the City may further fair housing practices and promote affordable housing practices. Date & Time: First Thursday of each month at 5:15 p.m. in the Haddock Building, located at 504 S. Washington Street. Members: 9 voting members, including at least one college student for a term of one year. All other members serve a three year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting county resident who does not reside within the City limits for a three year term. Eligibility: Not more than one member of the Commission shall be an officer or employee of the City and not more than one member may reside outside of the City. Farmers Market Commission Purpose: The mission of the Farmers Market Commission is to suggest ways to promote and improve the Farmers Market, propose and/or review Market policies, keep abreast of trends and opportunities for advancing Market interests, products, standards, and offerings, and to otherwise act in an advisory role to the Council. Date & Time: First Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 206 East 3rd Street. Members: 9 voting members; 3 year term. Eligibility: Voting members of the Commission shall meet the following qualification within two years immediately prior to appointment: One season produce Market Vendor; One season crafts Market Vendor; One season specialty food Market Vendor; Moscow Chamber of Commerce representative; University of Idaho Extension representative; and Four Commission members, where such members and their immediate family have none of the qualifying characteristics of any other voting member in subsection a. during their service on the Commission. (“Immediate family” shall mean a parent, step-parent, spouse, child, step-child, in- law, grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of a voting Commission member.) ---PAGE BREAK--- Commission Info Sheet April 2025 Page 3 of 5 Historic Preservation Commission Purpose: The mission of the Historic Preservation Commission is to promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public of the City through the preservation and protection of buildings, sites, monuments, structures, and areas of historic importance or interest within the City; to protect and preserve the heritage of the City by preserving and regulating historic landmarks, properties, and districts which reflect the elements of the City’s cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological, and architectural history; to preserve and enhance the environmental quality of the City’s neighborhoods; to establish and improve property values; and to foster economic development. Date & Time: Fourth Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Haddock Building, located at 504 S. Washington Street. Members: 9 voting members, including at least one college student for a term of one year. All other members serve a three year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting county resident who does not reside within the City limits for a three year term. Eligibility: Must be a resident of Latah or Whitman Counties Human Rights Commission Purpose: The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City designed to eliminate discrimination, improve human relations, and effectuate the spirit and intent of applicable human rights legislation. The Commission is to recommend to the Mayor and the Council policies and programs with the objective of implementing Commission goals and objectives concerning the civil and human rights of persons and groups in the community. The Commission shall work with City officials to ensure that the City continues to be a leader in extending equal opportunity to its inhabitants, including but not limited to: employment opportunities in city government, training for city jobs, equality of services provided, equality of all before the law, and equal treatment of all by holders of City licenses, contracts and privileges. Date & Time: Third Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street. Members: 11 voting members, including at least one college student for a term of one year. All other members serve a three year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting county resident who does not reside within the City limits for a three year term. Eligibility: An appointed member of the Commission must remain a resident of the City during his or her service on the Commission. ---PAGE BREAK--- Commission Info Sheet April 2025 Page 4 of 5 Parks and Recreation Commission Purpose: The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Commission is to advise the Mayor and Council on matters pertaining to public playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation facilities, and other recreation activities on any property owned or controlled by the City, and on other properties with the consent of owner and occupants. The Commission plans and recommends short and long-term improvements to provide for the recreation and cultural needs of the people. Date & Time: Fourth Thursday of each month at 5:15 p.m. at the Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center, located at 1724 East F Street. Members: 9 voting members, including at least one college student for a term of one year. All other members serve a three year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting county resident who does not reside within the City limits for a three year term. Eligibility: None. Planning and Zoning Commission Purpose: The duties of the Commission include conducting a comprehensive planning process designed to prepare, implement, and review and update the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Plan includes all land within the jurisdiction of the City. It considers previous and existing conditions, trends, desirable goals and objectives, or desirable future situations for each planning component. Other Commission duties include providing planning guidance, suggesting amendment language, reviewing and approving PUD’s, and conducting public hearings on proposed planning and zoning-related Code amendments. All maps, plats and re-plats, rezone and annexations of land which require the approval of the Council are first submitted to the Commission for recommendations. Date & Time: Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street Members: 9 members; 5 year term. Eligibility: Must have resided in Latah County for two years prior to his or her appointment and must remain a resident of Latah County during his or her service on the Commission. Persons living outside the city limits but within the delineated Area of City Impact are also entitled to proportional representation on the Commission. Sustainable Environment Commission Purpose: The mission of the Sustainable Environment Commission is to provide advice and information about sound environmental management practices for promoting the public health and safety of the citizens of the City; research and make recommendations to the Mayor and Council on pesticide/chemical use, air quality, water quality, and waste stream. ---PAGE BREAK--- Commission Info Sheet April 2025 Page 5 of 5 Date & Time: Third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street. Members: 9 voting members, including at least one college student for a term of one year. All other members serve a three year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting county resident who does not reside within the City limits for a three year term. Eligibility: Not more than three members of the Commission shall reside outside the City limits. Transportation Commission Purpose: The mission of the Transportation Commission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor and Council regarding intermodal transportation issues, transportation needs of future City development, to encourage complete and logical circulation patterns which will adequately serve adjacent land uses throughout the Moscow area now and in the future, and to maintain and enhance the quality of life in Moscow by creating transportation systems which move people effectively and safely. Date & Time: Second Thursday of each month and as needed at 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street Members: 9 voting members, one of which is designated for the University of Idaho. All voting members serve a five year term. The Commission may include at least one non-voting post-secondary student for a term of one year and at least one non-voting high school student for a term of one year. Eligibility: Must have resided in Latah County for two years prior to his or her appointment and must remain a resident of Latah County during his or her service on the Commission. Individuals living within the delineated Area of City Impact are entitled to representation on the Commission. Moscow Tree Commission Purpose: The mission of the Tree Commission is to plan, establish and help conduct a comprehensive community forestry program for the City of Moscow. By ensuring safe, healthy trees, the community forestry program will enhance the quality of life for all that live, work and visit the City of Moscow. Date & Time: First Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room of City Hall, located at 206 E. Third Street Members: 7 members; 3 year term Eligibility: Citizen of Moscow