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B. All regular or special meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public as governed by North Carolina General Statue. Any person shall be entitled and encouraged to appear and be heard on any matter pertaining to the arts before the Commission. C. The Commission's office and files shall be lodged organizationally within the Orange County D""'~~ °~a v°~~°°':°~ Economic Development Department. Staff support shall be provided by the Executive Director of D°~'~~ ~„a ~°°-°~*~°~ Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau or their desi ng ee, except as may be otherwise arranged by the County Manager from other departments and from the Triangle J Cultural Resources Committee and the North Carolina Arts Council. Section 4. PURPOSES The purposes of the Commission shall be as follows: A. To advise the Board of County Commissioners on matters involving the arts; B. Upon nomination of the Board of Commissioners and approval of the N.C. Arts Council the Commission shall be the Local Distributing Agent (LDA) te--adi~° *'~° ~~°ra °~ ~~n~ers of the annual allotment of Grassroots Arts Program funds. As the LDA it shall have the goal of assuring that the County's annual grassroots funding allotment is broadly and fairly distributed to serve as effectively as possible the arts needs of the citizens; C. To encourage and aid the appreciation and awareness of, and participation in, the arts among all citizens of Orange County; D. To encourage cooperation and coordination among individuals, organizations and institutions concerned with the arts in the County of Orange; E. To facilitate the development of self-sustaining arts programs; F. To accept gifts or donations pertaining to cultural or artistic matters that may be used to promote, aid and expand the cultural resources of the County. Section 5. ACTIVITIES The activities of the Commission shall include the following: A. To initiate, sponsor, conduct or support, alone or in cooperation with other public or private agencies, programs in the arts; B. To serve as a clearinghouse for information about Orange County artists, arts programs, facilities, organizations and institutions and to encourage public awareness, utilization and support of such resources; C. To administer the Grassroots Program and County funds which shall include the responsibility to: a. familiarize those interested in the arts with the guidelines necessary for funding;