§ 2-83. Duties.

(a)

The purpose of the beautification program is to make the city a clean and attractive city in which to live, to maintain a healthy environment, to educate the city's citizens as to the ongoing process of keeping their city beautiful, and to generally beautify the city.

(b)

The commission considers the following aspects of a potential beautification program and makes recommendations to the city council: landscaping of city rights-of-way and city property; award programs for businesses and residential areas that beautify their surroundings through landscaping, maintenance, the abatement of litter or other methods; voluntary recycling, including the promotion and education of the need for recycling; the possibility of joining state or nationwide groups that are focused on beautification; and how to involve the general public, the school system, the business community, and residents and property owners in a beautification program.

(Ord. No. 01-08, 3-6-01; Ord. No. 01-17, § 3, 4-17-01)