Issue - meetings

Arts Council of England Funding Agreement

Meeting: 16/01/2018 - Cabinet (Resources) Panel (Item 17)

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[To approve delegated authority to sign the funding agreement with the Arts Council for funding for the programme of contemporary art and craft 2018-2022]

Decision:

1.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy and the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place and Director of Finance to approve the final business plan for the contemporary visual arts and craft programme for submission to the Arts Council and to sign the funding agreement with Arts Council of England National Portfolio 2018-2022.

 

2.      That supplementary revenue budgets be approved to reflect the grants once approved.

 

Minutes:

Councillor John Reynolds reported that the Council had been successful in securing £671,020 for the period 2018-2022 to support a programme of contemporary visual arts and crafts. This included a funding uplift on the previous funding period 2015-2018 of £160,000 for audience development with the Libraries Service.  The final business plan had to be agreed and the funding agreement signed on behalf of the Council by the 27 February 2018.

 

Resolved:

1.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy and the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place and Director of Finance to approve the final business plan for the contemporary visual arts and craft programme for submission to the Arts Council and to sign the funding agreement with Arts Council of England National Portfolio 2018-2022.

 

2.    That supplementary revenue budgets be approved to reflect the grants once approved.