Title
Arts in Public Places - Arts Fund Appropriation by Council - For the purpose of clarifying City of Annapolis arts funding
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 37-22
Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to Finance Committee
90 day Rule:___________
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Art in Public Places - Arts funding
FOR the purpose of clarifying City of Annapolis funding for the Arts.
BY repealing the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2022 Edition
6.24.020
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Title 6 - REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter 6.24 - ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
Section 6.24.020 - Arts fund established.
A. There is established a fund for the purpose of collecting and retaining funds from public and private sources for the display of art in public places in the City of Annapolis, for the production of performing arts and for the advancement of works of art in general to be known as the arts fund. Subject to the appropriation of funds by the City Council, said fund may be credited with one-tenth of one percent of the general fund revenues and all funds received by the City for the arts, including visual art in public places, the performing arts and works of art, whether contributed, earned, secured through grants or otherwise obtained. Monies credited to such account shall be expended for acquisition of works of art, maintenance and repair of works of art, production of the performing arts, support of works of art and expenses of administration of this chapter.
THERE IS ESTABLISHED A FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING AND RETAINING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING FOR THE DISPLAY OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS. OTHER ALLOWABLE USES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRODUCTION OF PERFORMING ARTS, ACQUISITION OF WORKS OF ART, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WORKS OF ART, SUPPORT OF WORKS OF ART, AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WORKS OF ART IN GENERAL. ALL MONIES IN THE FUND ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAY BE USED FOR EXPENSES OF ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this ordinance shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Explanation:
UPPERCASE indicates matter added to existing law.
Strikethrough indicates matter stricken from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments.