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Section 4. Duties Generally • (A) The Commission may conduct studies for the identification and designation of historic districts and sites. The Commission may proceed at its own initiative or upon a petition from any person, group, or association. The Commission shall maintain records of all studies and inventories for public use. (B) The Commission may make recommendations to the State Historic Preservation Officer for the listing of a historic district or site in the National Register of Historic Places. (C) The Commission will cooperate with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) and the National Park Service (NPS) in the pursuance of Certified Local Government(CLG) status and Preserve America community status for the City of Batesville. (D) The Commission will serve as the official custodian of the City's history and will act as a point of contact for the public and for state and federal agencies in all matters concerning historic preservation within the City of Batesville. Section 5. Duties Specifically (A)The Commission shall make an investigation and report on the historic significance of the buildings, structures, sites, or surroundings included in a proposed historic district and shall transmit copies of its report to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, or it's successor agencies, and to the • Batesville Planning Commission for their consideration and recommendation. AHPP (or applicable state agency) and the Planning Commission shall give their recommendations to the Historic District Commission within sixty(60) days from the date of receipt of the report. (1) Failure by these bodies to make recommendations within sixty(60) days after date of receipt shall be taken as approval of the report of the Commission. (2) Recommendations shall be read in full at the required public hearing to be held by the Commission. (B)The Commission shall hold a public hearing on the establishment of the proposed historic district after giving notice of such hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first such publication being at least twenty(20) days prior to the public hearing. Such notice shall include the time and place of the hearing, specify the purpose and describe the boundaries of the proposed historic district. (C)The historic district commission shall submit a final report with its recommendations and a draft of a proposed ordinance to the City Council within sixty (60) days after the public hearing. The report shall contain the following: (1) A complete description of the area or areas to be included in the historic district or • districts. Any single historic district may embrace noncontiguous lands. (2) A map showing the exact boundaries of the area or areas to be included within the proposed district or districts.