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(A) The Office’s annual operating budget is subject to annual appropriations, and shall include funding for the administration of the Office, the Participatory Budgeting Process, and the funding for projects that are proposed by the Board and Director based on the results of the Participatory Budgeting Process.
(B) Funded projects shall be limited to one-time, non-recurring programs, and shall not include the creation of new permanent positions.
(C) The Office can make payments to support multi-year projects in a special revenue fund and can accept and expend additional grant funds as they are awarded.
(Ord. 2023 c.2)
(A) (1) There shall be within the Office of the Arts and Humanities a Board, known as the Art Commission, consisting of five Commissioners, all of whom shall be residents of the city, appointed by the Mayor as follows:
(a) One from three candidates nominated by the Boston Society of Architects;
(b) One from three candidates nominated by the Copley Society of Boston;
(c) One from three candidates nominated by the Museum of Fine Arts;
(d) One from candidates nominated by the Trustees of the Public Library of the city; and
(e) The Executive Director of the Office of the Arts and Humanities ex officio who shall serve without additional compensation.
(2) As the term of any Commissioner in Office expires, his or her successor shall be appointed as such Commissioner for a term of five years. Vacancies in the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term. The members of the Art Commission shall serve without compensation. Any Secretary elected by the Commission outside of its own members shall also serve without compensation.
(B) The Art Commission shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Office of the Arts and Humanities or any member thereof; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Art Commission shall not communicate with the Mayor except through the Executive Director of the Office of the Arts and Humanities and shall not make any annual or other report except through the Office of the Arts and Humanities.
(C) The Art Commission shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by law on the Board of Art Commissioners in existence immediately prior to the taking effect of Chapter 8 of the Ordinances of 1953.
(St. 1898 c. 410; Sp. St. 1919 c. 87; Ord. 1953 c. 8 § 9; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 4 § 8; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 10; CBC 1985 5-2.1; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 2)
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