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Fulton County approves $1.7M boost for arts; board also OKs recurring $3M for 2026
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 17 to add $1.7 million to the Department of Arts and Culture budget for 2025 and to identify a recurring $3 million funding stream beginning in fiscal 2026 after a contentious debate and several failed amendment attempts.
Fulton County commissioners voted Sept. 17 to add $1.7 million to the Department of Arts and Culture budget for 2025 and to establish a recurring $3 million allocation for the department beginning in the 2026 budget.
The resolution, brought forward by Commissioner Khadija Abdul Rahman and cosponsored by Commissioner Martin Arrington Jr., Commissioner Carissa Barrett and Vice Chair Bob Ellis, passed 6 yeas, 0 nays after several amendments and procedural votes. The item had been moved up on the agenda earlier in the meeting so a cosponsor could be present for the vote; that motion to move the item passed 4 yeas, 2 nays.
Why it matters: Commissioners and arts leaders said the additional funding will restore program support that had been reduced in recent years and provide stable, predictable funding for arts organizations countywide. Commissioners who had previously opposed or abstained on earlier iterations of the…
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