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Settlement Name
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Novato
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Has Policy?
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Yes
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Policy
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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 5.11
(Issued March 2000)
COMMUNITY FACILITIES NAMING POLICY
1. POLICY:
It is the policy of the City of Novato to have criteria for and a process to be used for the naming of community facilities other than streets.
2. PURPOSE:
To provide a process for responding to requests to name public facilities and to establish criteria for determining the appropriateness of a name. (Note: This policy shall not be used for naming streets.)
3. PROCEDURE:
When a request is received to name a facility or portion of a facility, the following steps shall be followed:
a. The request shall be made to the City Council. In order to review the request, the City Council, at a regular meeting, shall request that an appropriate Commission(s) review the request.
b. The Commission(s) shall review the request at a regular meeting(s), and it shall make a recommendation to the City Council.
c. The decision of the City Council, regarding the naming of a facility, shall be final.
d. Naming Criteria:
i. A request to name a facility after a particular person(s) or organization(s), can be considered if that person or organization has been integrally involved with the acquisition, planning, development, construction, or renovation of the facility.
ii. A request to name a facility after a person or organization who has made a significant contribution (not financial) to the community, but not necessarily connected to the facility, can be considered.
iii. A request to name a facility after a sponsor (person or organization) who has made a significant donation to the facility, can be considered.
iv. A request to name a facility after the geographic area in which the facility is located, shall follow the procedure stated items A, B and C.
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v. A facility cannot be named for a currently serving elected or appointed official.
vi. There shall be no other specific criteria. Each facility naming request shall be considered on it own merits.
e. The ceremony to name a facility shall take place within six months of the final decision of the City Council.
Roderick J. Wood
City Manager
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Contact Info
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tkbrown@novato.gov
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Policy Score
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78
