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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and Culture - $581,334
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service 824 (Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 8(b)(2)(iii) and (c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
Recitals
Part 1. Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts - Background
The City Council reduced the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 by $1,744,002 in Service 824 (Events: Art: Culture: and Film), which supports the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts’ (“BOPA”) budget. City Council Resolution 23-0177R, adopted on June 14, 2023, detailed concerns regarding the following: (1) BOPA’s board governance and structure; (2) operations of the Baltimore Film Office; (3) operations of the Baltimore Arts Council and Public Arts Commission; and (4) BOPA’s ability to carry out its mandate to produce events and festivals, administer grants, manage arts education and public art programming, provide film production support, and provide oversight of Baltimore City facilities in its ...
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