§ 8-33. Duties and responsibilities.

The art in public places board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the county council and shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

(1)

Recommend to the council the acquisition and maintenance of all works of art funded from the art in public places account. The source selection provisions in county code sections 20-101 through 20-140 shall not apply to works of art recommended for acquisition by the arts in public places board;

(2)

Recommend to the council the public sites selected for the display of art funded from the art in public places account and establish criteria for the selection of the artists or the work of art desired;

(3)

Advise the council on the proposed removal, relocation or alteration of any public facility or works of art funded from the arts in public places account;

(4)

Recommend to the council programs and policies to further the development and public awareness of public art;

(5)

Seek private donations for the county to supplement the art in public places account and advise the council regarding additional sources of funding for public art;

(6)

Recommend such policies and procedures as are necessary to effect the purpose of this article subject to the approval of the council; these policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, criteria for selection of artists, procedures for artistic competitions, selection of public locations for art equitably distributed throughout the community, and recommendations for the maintenance of art funded by the art in public places account;

(7)

Recommend a policy to coordinate with the county's capital improvements program and other county activities to ensure that works of art funded by the arts in public places account are properly integrated into the community and do not pose excessive maintenance costs or public health risk and do not unduly encumber public lands;

(8)

Perform such additional related duties as may be assigned by the county council or requested by the county manager.

(Ord. No. 02-078, § 2, 10-3-2006; Ord. No. 02-256, § 16, 7-7-2015)