Arts commission votes to engage facilitator for five‑year plan check‑in, sets NTE $2,500

The Ojai City Arts Commission voted 5‑0 on April 16 to engage facilitator Nusa Maul to lead a year‑two review and accountability check‑in of the commission’s five‑year plan, approving a contract to be negotiated at a rate not to exceed $2,500.

Commissioners framed the work as a focused inventory and reassessment of objectives set in the 2024 plan. Chair West said the update would review “objectives met, not met” from the original plan and assess the plan’s viability for the next five years before adopting any revisions. "We update in year two of our five‑year plan with a check‑in and accountability of objectives met/not met from our 2024 plan," the chair said while reading the motion that commissioners later approved.

Why it matters: the check‑in will determine whether priorities such as public‑art maintenance, education and the proposed art center…