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AN ORDINANCE relating to the sustained support programs for arts and heritage, and amending Ordinance 14440, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.108 and Ordinance 14440, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.109.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The King County council, through Ordinance 19710, created the Doors Open Program to support arts, science, and heritage organizations, and approved a new one-tenth of one percent sales tax to fund the Doors Open Program.
2. Ordinance 19710, Section 9, requires the executive, in consultation with 4Culture, to transmit the implementation plan and an ordinance to approve the plan to the council. The implementation plan, once effective, will govern the expenditure of the sales and use tax's proceeds until the tax expires in 2031.
3. The implementation plan, which was transmitted to council through Proposed Ordinance 2024-0236, is proposing to move sustained support programs from a biennial application cycle to a triennial application cycle.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14440, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.108 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. There is hereby established the King County sustained support program for arts. The purpose of this program shall be to provide operating support to arts organizations and local arts agencies with a demonstrated record of providing or facilitating quality arts experiences for residents of and visitors to King County.
B. The sustained support program for arts shall be administered by the cultural development authority. The program shall consist of a ((biennial)) triennial application process. Grants shall be allocated on an annual basis for ((two)) three consecutive years. Approval of grants shall be made by the cultural development authority consistent with this chapter and the charter. Financial stability and a previous record of artistic accomplishments, and a demonstrated commitment to provide ongoing cu...
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