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36 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES <br /> SECTION I: SCOPE <br /> A. Purpose <br /> 1. To establish a policy and procedures whereby the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners will establish the specific policies and procedures governing the <br /> Orange County Arts Commission Board. <br /> 2. The Orange County Board of Commissioners may appoint an advisory board <br /> whose duty is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Orange County Arts <br /> Commission Board. <br /> B. Authority <br /> 1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners <br /> the authority to establish advisory boards. <br /> 2. The Orange County Advisory Board Policy serves as the underlying policy <br /> document to which the Orange County Arts Commission Board, in addition to this <br /> policy and procedure document, is subject. The Orange County Advisory Board <br /> Policy is attached hereto as "Exhibit A". <br /> 3. In the event that there is a conflict between the Orange County Advisory Board <br /> Policy and this Policies and Procedures document this Policies and Procedures <br /> document shall control. <br /> C. Charge <br /> 1. The charge of the Orange County Arts Commission Board is as follows: <br /> The purpose for which the Orange County Arts Commission Board was formed in <br /> 1985 is to serve as the official countywide advisory body on the arts, which will <br /> promote, coordinate and strengthen private and public programs to further the <br /> cultural development of the County. <br /> SECTION II: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br /> A. Goals <br /> 1. The Orange County Arts Commission Board shall: <br /> a. Advise the Board of Commissioners on matters involving the arts; <br /> b. Upon nomination of the Board of Commissioners and approval of the North <br /> Carolina Arts Council the Orange County Arts Commission shall be the <br /> Designated County Partner (DCP) of the annual allotment of Grassroots Arts <br /> Program funds. As the DCP it shall have the goal of assuring that the <br /> County's annual Grassroots funding allotment is broadly and fairly distributed <br /> to serve as effectively as possible the arts needs of the citizens of Orange <br /> County; <br /> c. Encourage and aid the appreciation and awareness of, and participation in, <br /> the arts among all citizens of Orange County; <br /> d. Encourage cooperation and coordination among individuals, organizations <br /> and institutions concerned with the arts in the County of Orange; <br /> e. Facilitate the development of self-sustaining arts programs; <br /> f. Accept gifts or donations pertaining to cultural or artistic matters that may be <br /> used to promote, aid and expand the cultural resources of the County. <br /> B. Objectives <br /> 1. The Orange County Arts Commission Board shall: <br /> a. Initiate, sponsor, conduct or support, alone or in cooperation with other public <br /> or private agencies, programs in the arts; <br />