City Beautiful Commission

Membership

The Commission consists of sixteen (16) members, appointed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen upon nomination by the Mayor, who serve for one calendar year. In addition, one advisory member from the Public Works Department serves on the Commission.

Function

Duties and powers of the Commission are:

• To study, investigate, develop and carry out plans for improving the health, sanitation, safety and cleanliness of the City by beautifying the streets, highways, alleys, ditches, lots, yards and other similar places.
• To aid in the prevention of fires, diseases and other causalities by the removal and elimination of trash and other debris from the streets, highways, alleys, lots, yards, plots and other similar places.
• To encourage the placing, planting and/or preservation of trees, flowers, plants, shrubbery and other objects or ornamentation.