TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Accepting a General Operating Support and Youth Employment in the Arts Grant from the Illinois Arts Council for the 2025 Grant Fiscal Year.
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BACKGROUND:
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) has awarded the City of Joliet a grant of $20,450.00 for a General Operating Support and Youth Employment in the Arts Grant for the 2025 Grant fiscal year. IAC General Operating Support Grants are intended to provide local arts agencies, such as the City of Joliet Arts Commission, with funds to cover a variety of expenses including but not limited to, advertising costs, program supplies, and Commission projects and events. The City of Joliet was awarded grants in the amount of $15,950 for the 2022 Grant fiscal year, $18,900 for the 2023 Grant fiscal year, and $21,000 for the 2024 Grant fiscal year. The grant does not require a match from the City.
Section 2-313.13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joliet, as amended on December 17, 2019, describes the Roles and Responsibilities of the Arts Commission. Within subsection (5), the Code states that the Commission is charged with identifying and applying for grants for programming and initiatives to support art-based organizations and recommend that the City Council regrant any grant funds received by the Commission. The Arts Commission hopes to have project specific goal setting finalized in early 2025. All grant expenditures must be made by August 31, 2025, and all reporting on the subject Grant must be completed by September 30, 2025.
CONCLUSION:
City Council approval of the subject Resolution will provide the Arts Commission with funds for continued general operating support.
RECOMMENDATION:
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The Administration recommends the Mayor and City Council adopt the attached Resolution accepting a General Operating Support Grant and Youth Employment in the Arts Grant from the Illinois Arts Council for the 2025 Grant Fiscal Year.
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