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ORANGE COUNTY 00;.1 ■ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS •� ACTION AGENDA • ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO X1 MEETING DATE JANAURY 15, 1985 • SUBJECT: CULTURAL RESOURCES • DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEAf�ING: YES x NO ` ATTACHMENT(S),. �� INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGER'S OFFICE • • PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH - 732-8181 HILLSBOROUGH - 732-93rT CHAPEL HILL - 967-9251 MEBANE - 227-2031j _.__��-�� DURHAM 688-7331 • • PURPOSE: To consider establishing an arts commission to administer State grant funds and to otherwise encourage cultural activities on a countywide basis. • • NEED: The State :of North Carolina provides financial support to local arts projects by allocating funds to counties on a per capita basis. Decision as to funding award has been made- at the-Stat'e.level. Because of the increasing number and variety of arts -organizations within Orange County and the realization that funding decisions can be better made at the local- level (i.e. by local citizens interested with arts who know where the funding would best be utilized) it is time to consider a mechanism for partnership with the N.C. Arts Council. • • What is proposed is that the Board establish and appoint members to an Orange County Arts Commission. If the commission were to function like the arts commissions in the other -five counties within our region it would have the responsibility to - - • 1) Familiarize those interested in the arts with the guidelines necessary for funding; . . 2) Advertise for applications the start of each grant cycle; 3) Make award decisions based on applicant's meeting guideline- conditions and being able, to arrange matching funds; • 4) Mailing award letters and check. . • Other duties could be assigned based on a further review of what it takes to have an effective program. • Representatives from the Triangle J Cultural Resources Committee a4d-the N.C. Arts Council would serve as resource staff.