§ 90-144. Cultural programs.

Subject to available annual funding, the local arts agency shall establish and/or administer cultural programs to accomplish the duties provided herein, and to implement the goals of the cultural plan, as it determines to be necessary and appropriate:

(1)

The local arts agency shall adopt rules to determine eligibility, the application process, and award criteria, which shall be subject to approval by the board of county commissioners for any cultural grant programs funded by the county.

(2)

The local arts agency shall provide such notification of the availability of cultural grants in newspapers, trade journals, posting, and the departmental website, as determined by the local arts agency, which is designed to reach the widest audience of potential applicants for the available grants.

(3)

The grant award decisions of the local arts agency for grants funded by the county or the state shall be subject to approval by the board of county commissioners. All other grant award decisions of the local arts agency shall be final.

(4)

The cultural grants programs, including grant contracts as may be required by, and approved pursuant to, applicable local arts agency procedures, shall be administered by the local arts agency.

(Ord. No. 11-20, § 1, 6-14-11)