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Council directs staff to revise cultural‑arts eligibility rule; arts commissioners and council members to remain ineligible
Summary
After staff review, the council agreed to remove a blanket prohibition that barred all city employees and appointed officials from applying for city arts programs while keeping ineligibility for city council members and Cultural Arts Commission members; staff were directed to add attorney sign‑off for marginal cases.
The Laguna Beach City Council instructed staff to revise the city’s cultural‑arts program application language after a staff review found the existing blanket exclusion— which prevented all city employees and anyone serving on a city board, commission or council from applying— lacked a clear supporting history in commission minutes.
Assistant City Attorney Patrick Donegan summarized the legal context and said political‑reform rules would still prohibit any official or employee who had a financial interest in a decision from participating in that decision. He told council members that the city’s existing…
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