(a) There is established in the City a special fund designated the Municipal Arts Fund into which funds appropriated as contemplated by Sections 3-7 through 3-10 of this code shall be deposited. Each disbursement from such fund or from other appropriations for works of art or for design, engineering and construction costs or facilities for the display and exhibition of art, and Section 3-10(c)(3) shall be recommended by the Arts Commission and authorized in accordance with this code and the City's budget.
(c) Percent for arts funding.
(1) All Capital Improvement Projects as defined in Section 3-7 shall include an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the projected cost at the time the project is included within the City's Capital Improvements Program. For the budget year that the Council appropriates funding for the Capital Improvement Project and that the Capital Improvements Project is instituted, the one percent shall be deposited in the Municipal Arts Fund.
(2) Money collected in the Municipal Arts Fund shall be budgeted and expended in the same manner as other City revenues and used for projects pursuant to this code. Such expenditures may include the payment of debt service or lease obligations to construct permanent facilities for visual and performing arts. Funds unexpended may be re-budgeted in subsequent years in accordance with the City's budget processes. Such funds shall be treated as capital funds for the purpose of this code.
(3) Money collected in the Municipal Arts Fund may be expended for the following:
A. Art planning and related professional services for the design and commissioning of artists;
B. Documented artist design and related expenses;
C. Expenses for the maintenance of art and expenses for maintenance of facilities where art is contained; and
D. Grants to third parties for arts and cultural services.
(d) Donations received and all expenditures shall follow the City's financial policies and procedures.
(e) Works of art under this chapter shall be recommended for placement by the Peoria Arts Commission outside public buildings and in lobbies, rights-of-way or other publicly or privately held properties and parks. The city manager or his or her designee may direct placement of art inside public buildings in locations designed to appropriately display the works of art.
(f) Works of art selected and implemented pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3-7 through 3-10 of this code, may be placed in, on or about any municipal construction project of other municipally owned, leased or rented property. They may be attached or detached within or about such property, and may be either temporary or permanent. Works of art may be placed on private property with documented and recorded easements and/or agreements. Place of works of art shall be authorized by the Arts Commission and approved by the City Manager. The City officers responsible for the design and construction of such projects shall make appropriate space available for the placement of works of art.
(g) Any works of art or other personal property coming into possession of the Peoria Arts Commission shall be subject to the control of the City of Peoria. All donated works of art or other personal property shall be placed in accordance with subsection (f).
(Ord. No. 2021-08, § 13, 4-6-21)