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Metro Arts interim director outlines budget requests, hiring steps and proposed reduction in commission size
Summary
Interim director Ashley Gottschelder updated the commission about FY26 budget requests, recruitment for three staff positions, recent commissioner departures and a working-group recommendation to reduce board size to 11 members over time.
Interim Executive Director Ashley Gottschelder told the Metro Arts Commission that staff submitted the department’s budget modification requests and outlined hiring steps for three vacant positions while reporting commissioner turnover and a proposed change to commission size recommended by a Metro-wide boards-and-commissions working group.
Why it matters: Budget decisions and staffing directly shape the department’s capacity to implement grant contracts, public-art projects and community engagement. A proposed reduction in commission size would change quorum math and committee staffing over time and requires Metro Council action.
Budget and hiring updates
Ashley said the department requested a modest increase to its grants budget, restoration of targeted savings taken in…
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