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Finance Committee signals support for staff plan to shift arts awards to Parks Board and cut outside-agency allocations 8%
Summary
After a presentation from Kim Kauffman, the Finance Committee agreed in principle to staff’s proposal to standardize outside-agency awards, have the Parks Board vet arts/culture/event grants, and to set a preliminary FY2027 outside-agency contribution at $784,383 (an 8% cut from FY26 levels).
Kim Kauffman, a city staffer, asked the Finance Committee on March 19 to set total funding levels for FY2027 and to allow appointed subject-matter boards to evaluate individual awards. Kauffman said the Social Voluntary Services Commission has historically advised council and that staff is proposing a similar model for arts, culture and event organizations: the Parks Board would adopt an application and evaluation process and recommend awards…
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