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Independence Arts Council urges updates to 1% for the arts policy, proposing wider eligibility and maintenance funding
Summary
The Independence Arts Council presented proposed changes to the city's 1% for the arts policy: clarify definitions, expand eligible municipal projects and add funding for maintenance and services; presenters emphasized the policy is not a new tax and suggested a $1,000,000 project cap as a model option.
An Arts Council representative (speaker S3) told the City Council the Arts Council has reviewed the city's existing 1% for the arts policy and recommends several clarifications and updates to increase the policy's clarity and utility.
The presenter stressed the proposal is not a new tax: "This is not a new tax," she said, and added that the policy leverages existing project budgets to produce lasting public art and placemaking assets. Recommendations include clearer definitions of…
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