HomeMy WebLinkAboutRexburg Arts Council Proposal v2.docxRexburg Arts Council
Reorganize, with the Continuation of the Status Quo
The Rexburg Arts Council continues as an Advisory Recommendation Board to the City as stated in its charter. The Rexburg Arts Council will be appointed by the Mayor to represent a balanced
cross section of the arts community in Rexburg.
In order to define the scope of the Rexburg Arts Council, the Arts are defined as:
Art (painting)
Theater
Dance
Music
The Arts Council, as stated in its By-Laws, will serve in an “advisory capacity and will communicate its recommendations to the City Council and Staff Liaison.” The Arts Council must
elect its own officers. As stated in the By-Laws, these officers will run the meetings, keep minutes, etc.; the board members must attend meetings. It is expected that the Arts Council
be responsible for providing support for any events or productions that it seeks to undertake.
Grants and other financial or material donations, acquisitions, etc. should be brought before the Arts Council and reviewed and approved by the City Council and the City of Rexburg’s
designated Grant Writer.
The responsibilities of the Arts Council, as stated in its By-Laws, are limited to the identification, production, and sponsorship of events. The Arts Council is expected to schedule
in a timely manner any events with the Cultural Director who is also the Staff Liaison to the Arts Council.
Subsidy Option
All events, including “arts council sponsored events” are charged for the services provided (i.e. Rents, sound and lights, cleaning, etc.), which is covered through a transfer from the
general fund.
The City of Rexburg should provide a budgeted amount to be transferred from the General Fund to cover expenses related to events by the Arts Council
This will give the Arts Council a budgeted “target” to plan its events
The budgeted City Subsidy will be approved annually by the City Council
Suggested budget would be: $5,000 for the Romance Theater and $2,000 for the Tabernacle
This subsidy would be a transfer from General Fund to cover rent and city fees, lights and sound technician, staffing, public gathering permits, etc.), which will be applied to any events
held at the City’s venues or public spaces. This account will provide for the rental, use, staff fees, and any other associated expense.
Any subsidy should be approved annually by the City Council.
Other Arts Programs
The City of Rexburg will continue to sponsor and maintain the Rexburg Tabernacle Orchestra, the Teton Flood Museum, and any “arts” type programs that are currently run through the Recreation
Department. The “Cultural Director” will continue to manage the Romance Theater and Rexburg Tabernacle and will retain the ability to hire, sponsor or support events and groups that
will encourage the “arts”, build and maintain an audience at those venues, and generate cost covering revenue for the City.