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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing program guidelines for Allegheny County's Public Art Program, as established under Ordinance No. 39-05.
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WHEREAS, the County of Allegheny believes that investing in the arts is crucial to revitalization and development of a strong community and economy, and is an important measure of the success of a region; and
WHEREAS, County Council has given expression to this belief by creating the Public Art Program in Ordinance No. 39-05; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Ordinance No. 39-05 requires that Council adopt guidelines for the Public Art Program in resolution form, and that these guidelines must subsequently be adopted by the Arts Board at its first meeting; and
WHEREAS, establishing a policy in which a specific allocation is set aside for revitalization of the County integrates arts and culture into communities throughout the County, supports the region's cultural assets, and emphasizes Allegheny County as a cultural destination; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Allegheny County Council, in cooperation with the Chief Executive, to continue to improve the experiences of its residents through its support of visual art, improving the aesthetics of the County.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Public Art Program Guidelines
Nothing contained within this Resolution shall be construed to in any fashion limit, reduce, enlarge or otherwise alter any right, duty or obligation imposed under the terms of Ordinance No. 39-05, nor shall the function of the Arts Board be deemed to be altered from that described in Ordinance No. 39-05 in any fashion by reason of any language contained herein. The following Public Art Program Guidelines are hereby adopted by Allegheny County Council:
I. Conflict of Interest
A. Arts Board Members.
1. Members of the Arts Board are ineligible for public art commissions or project...
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