Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Planning Division’s 2025 Adopted Operating Budget to accept and appropriate an additional $3,500 in the Wisconsin Art Board Grant revenues and corresponding expenditures. It further authorizes the Planning Division Director to execute agreements for the 2025-2026 Arts Grants awards in the total amount of $106,000 as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission. The 2025 Adopted Operating Budget includes funding for such grants in the Planning Division and the Room Tax Fund.
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Amending the 2025 Adopted Budget for the Planning Division to add an additional $3500 in Wisconsin Arts Board Grant revenues and seeking Common Council approval of the 2025-2026 Arts Grants awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
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WHEREAS, the Planning Division’s Adopted Operating Budget includes $11,500 in anticipated Wisconsin Arts Board Grant revenues and the actual award to the City is $15,000; and
WHEREAS, The Madison Arts Commission has the authority, by ordinance, to annually recommend arts grants for approval by the Common Council; and,
WHEREAS, by the March 1st annual grant application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received 74 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $227,432 in requests; and,
WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission, and its subcommittees, met on March 10, March 12, and March 13 to evaluate the applications received for the 2025-2026 grant period and on Wednesday, March 18, 2025, the full Commission voted to recommend funding of 66 projects for grant awards totaling $106,000; and.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council amends the 2025 Adopted Operating Budget for the Planning Division to appropriate an additional $3500 in Wisconsin Arts Board Grant revenues; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council approves the 2025-2026 Art Grants awards funding recommendations of the Madison Arts Commission as shown in the attached table, and authorizes the Planning Division Director to execute the agreements for such projects in the amount shown and with the grantees and/or their fiscal agents or DBA listed therein, upon countersignature of the Finance Director and approval of the City Attorney.