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REVISED 8/17/10 <br />See Bold on Page 3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 2010 <br />Agenda <br />Item No. ¢ - b <br />SUBJECT: Amendments to a Resolution Creating an Orange County Arts Commission <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Resolution Creating an Orange County Laurie Paolicelli, Visitor Bureau, <br />Arts Commission with Amendments 968-2060 <br />Martha Shannon, Arts Commission <br />Coordinator, 968-2011 <br />Annette Moore, Staff Attorney, 245-2317 <br />PURPOSE: To consider text amendments to the Resolution Creating an Orange County Arts <br />Commission to grant the Arts Commission the authority to award Arts Commission grants. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission was created by the Board of County <br />Commissioners by resolution on February 4, 1985 as the official countywide advisory body on <br />the arts to promote, coordinate and strengthen private and public programs to further the <br />cultural development of the County. The resolution creating the Arts Commission provided that <br />it would be the Local Distributing Agency of funds from the N.C Arts Council, advise the Board <br />of Commissioners of the annual allotment of Grassroots Arts Program funds and recommend <br />award decisions for the use of the funds to the Board of County Commissioners. <br />In practice the Arts Commission has been selecting recipients for funding awards for both the <br />N.C. Arts Council grants and for grants allocated by the Board in the budget. This text change <br />to the Resolution Creating the Orange County Arts Commission aligns the practice with the <br />language in the Resolution. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the proposed <br />amendments to A Resolution Creating the Orange County Arts Commission. <br />