SEC. 2-104. USES OF MONIES IN PUBLIC ART ACCOUNTS.

   (a)   Monies appropriated under this article may be used for artists’ design concepts and for the selection, acquisition, purchase, commissioning, placement, installation, exhibition, and display of artworks. Artworks must be of a permanent nature and may be integral to the architecture or incorporated into the city capital improvement project.

   (b)   Up to 20 percent of the total annual public art appropriation shall be used to establish the public art administration fund and may be used to pay the costs incurred in the administration of the public art program, including project administration, artist- selection-related costs, architect’s fees where collaboration is involved, design, drawing, and maquette costs, community education, insurance, curatorial services, identifying plaques, documentation, publicity, and such other purposes as may be deemed appropriate by the city council for the administration of the public art program. (Ord. Nos. 20064; 20267)

SEC. 2-105. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM - RESPONSIBILITIES.

   (a)   Arts and culture advisory commission and the office of arts and culture. The arts and culture advisory commission, acting in cooperation with the director of arts and culture, shall have the following duties and responsibilities associated with the administration of the public art program:

      (1)   The overall administration of the public art program, including the selection of resident members of the public art committee, the establishment of program policies and guidelines, the recommendations of program budgets, and the approval of all selection juries and all other recommendations made by the public art committee to the arts and culture advisory commission.

      (2)   The establishment of policies and guidelines to facilitate and encourage the donation of high quality artworks to the city.

      (3)   The establishment of policies and guidelines to ensure that the long-term collection of artworks by the city represents a broad range of artistic schools, styles, tastes, and media, without giving exclusive support to any particular one, and gives consideration to affirmative action.

      (4)   The review of a survey, to be updated annually, of the condition of the public art collection. The survey must include a report on the condition of each artwork, prioritized recommendations for the restoration, repair, and maintenance of the artwork, and estimated costs.

      (5)   The recommendation of an annual designation of funds for repair and maintenance of the public art collection. Any recommendation involving a work of art for which operation or maintenance costs exceed $5,000 a year must be accompanied by a detailed fiscal note.

   (b)   Public art committee. The public art committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities associated with the administration of the public art program, with all decisions and recommendations made by the public art committee being subject to the review and approval of the arts and culture advisory commission and, when required, the city council:

      (1)   The commission of artworks; the review of the design, execution, and placement of artworks; and the overseeing of the removal of artworks from the public art collection.

      (2)   The designation of sites for implementation of the public art program; the recommendation of the scope and budget of public art program projects; and the overseeing of the artist selection process.

      (3)   The selection of juries, to be composed of professionals in the visual arts and design fields and members of the community, who will recommend artists and artworks of the highest quality.

      (4)   The education of the community on the public arts program.

      (5)   The review and recommendation for approval of any artworks proposed to be donated to the city. (Ord. Nos. 20064; 20267; 20456; 21972; 22026; 23694; 31049; 31333, eff. 10/1/19)

SECS. 2-106 THRU 2-117. RESERVED.