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Littleton board debates lodgers-tax policy: formal Tier 1 criteria and a restructure of Tier 2 grants proposed
Summary
The Arts & Culture Board reviewed the lodgers-tax grant policy and broadly supported drafting objective criteria for Tier 1 institutions, protecting Tier 4 programs, and restructuring Tier 2 into a smaller number of fully funded award categories (with 'up to' language) to tie grants more directly to the board's strategic plan.
At its Nov. 13 meeting the Littleton Arts & Culture Board conducted an in-depth review of the lodgers-tax grant policy, focusing on clarifying Tier 1 criteria, how funds are allocated across tiers and a proposed restructure of Tier 2 award categories.
Staff presented a proposed rubric of characteristics for Tier 1 designation — including sustained years of operation, multiple revenue streams, annual reporting and significant community reach — and suggested reserving Tier 1 for roughly four to five institutions (the museum, library, town hall art center and Hudson Gardens were named as…
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