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Cedar City advisory panel recommends RAP Tax awards, pushes SUU consolidation and Cedar residency rule to council
Summary
The Cedar City RAP Tax advisory panel finalized funding recommendations for local arts groups and voted unanimously to forward them to City Council, recommending that Southern Utah University (SUU) consolidate multiple campus applications and that council consider tightening residency requirements for applicants.
The Cedar City RAP Tax advisory panel voted unanimously to forward its recommended allocations for cultural groups to the Cedar City Council, recommending several adjustments including denying a separate request from SUU’s Satellite Salon unless it is consolidated under SUU’s single application.
The panel chair said the group would "arm wrestle" differences then arrive at a compromise that will go to the city council; Ellen will represent the panel at the council work meeting scheduled for July 2. The panel completed a first-pass budget, rounded awards to whole-dollar amounts and then moved the recommendation.
The advisory panel’s recommendation matters because the RAP Tax funds are a locally levied revenue stream meant to support Cedar City arts, cultural and tourism programs; the panel’s package will be a formal recommendation for council approval and affects next-year operating funds for many nonprofit and university-affiliated arts groups.
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