A. The city shall empower the Hailey arts and historic preservation commission, or its designee, to be responsible for the selection of artists, project management and maintenance of all public art in the city.
B. A public art account shall be created into which funds from this chapter shall be deposited. A separate subaccount shall be established for the maintenance and conservation of commissioned public artworks. Money from the public art account may not be spent for:
1. Objects of standard design or mass production.
2. Directional elements, unless executed by artists.
C. During annual budget process or during an interim budget process related to capital improvement projects, the public art budget for each city project shall be identified and transmitted to the city council. Funds for the public art component will be appropriated from the fund within which the capital improvement project is budgeted.
D. A professional artist shall be selected through a public selection process to consult, conceptualize and/or design and fabricate an art component for the identified capital project.
E. All works commissioned and purchased under this chapter shall be maintained in perpetuity, unless deaccessioned from the collection. This includes regular care such as, but not limited to, cleaning, resurfacing and replacement of parts as well as care in response to vandalism. The Hailey arts and historic preservation commission or its designee is responsible for the maintenance of the public art collection.
F. Activities that support public awareness and understanding of public art in the city, such as walking tours, printed materials, lectures and website development and maintenance may be funded from the public art account, as recommended by the Hailey arts and historic preservation commission, and approved by the city council.
G. An annual report shall be prepared by the Hailey arts and historic preservation commission and submitted to the city council on the condition and maintenance requirements on all public art established under this chapter.
H. All completed artworks commissioned or purchased through this chapter will be owned, insured and maintained by the city. (Ord. 999 § 2, 2008)