§ 90-143. Local arts agency.

(a)

Designation; appointment; qualification.

(1)

Designation/appointment. Creative Pinellas, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, is designated and shall serve as the local arts agency in Pinellas County, as defined in F.S. § 265.283, and shall perform the duties as defined in subsection (b) herein. Creative Pinellas, Inc. shall serve as the local arts agency until another public or private nonprofit organization is designated to serve in that capacity by resolution of the board of county commissioners. The number, term, appointment, officers and replacement of directors or members of the Creative Pinellas, Inc., any other nonprofit organization, or the public organization designated as the local arts agency shall be as defined in the bylaws of the nonprofit organization, or the resolution, ordinance or statute establishing the public organization. The local arts agency shall adopt rules of procedure.

(2)

Qualification. Each member of the local arts agency shall have the background, education and experience that qualifies said member to carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in the local arts agency. Members shall be charged with the responsibility of serving the best interests of the arts and cultural programs in the county on a community-wide basis, and no member or director shall represent the interests of any particular geographic area of the county, interest group, arts institution, community organization, or audience.

(b)

Duties. The duties of the local arts agency shall include:

(1)

Serving as the designated local arts agency for the county, as defined by the state division of cultural affairs.

(2)

Establishing, awarding and administering cultural programs and financial and technical assistance programs for artists, cultural institutions, and arts teachers.

(3)

Administering the public art and design program as provided by agreement with the county.

(4)

Reviewing, periodically, the Pinellas County Community Cultural Plan ("cultural plan"), including amendments thereto, and making recommendations to the board of county commissioners for consideration, adoption and incorporation into the county's comprehensive plan.

(5)

Collecting, arranging, recording, preserving and disseminating aesthetic and cultural material and data.

(6)

Reviewing and recommending legislation to the board of county commissioners in relation to cultural matters.

(7)

Marketing or advertising arts and cultural programs and facilities.

(8)

Promoting an aesthetic and cultural environment in the community.

(9)

Encouraging and facilitating greater and more efficient use of governmental and private resources for the development and support of the arts and cultural programs.

(10)

Encouraging and facilitating opportunities for county residents to participate in cultural activities.

(11)

Promoting the development of county artists, cultural institutions, community organizations sponsoring cultural activities, and audiences.

(12)

Surveying and assessing the needs of the arts, artists, cultural institutions, community organizations sponsoring cultural activities, and people of the county relating to the arts.

(13)

Supporting and facilitating the preservation and growth of Pinellas County's cultural resources.

(14)

Otherwise serving the citizens of the county and state in the realm of the cultural matters.

(c)

Transition provisions. In support of the program transition from the county, Creative Pinellas, Inc. is hereby deemed to be the successor in interest to the county for the purposes of any grants or other arts or cultural program funding sources, as may be further specified in an agreement between the county and local arts agency.

(Ord. No. 11-20, § 1, 6-14-11)