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Selection of a representative from the Planning Commission to serve on the Solano County Art Committee
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The action being requested is for the Planning Commission to identify a representative that will serve as one of seven sitting members of the Solano County Art Committee per the Chapter 5 The Solano County Public Art Committee and Program, Section 5.3 of Solano County Code, which states, in part, “The Solano County Art Committee shall be comprised of seven (7) members and one rotating ex-officio member. The sitting members shall consist of the following or their designees…the Chair of the Solano County Planning Commission or a designated Planning Commission member…” The Solano County Public Art Program pertains to County owned facilities. The Art Committee has historically met on an as-needed basis to support the need of the Solano County Public Art Program.
The Solano County Art Committee is an advisory Committee to the Board of Supervisors and is responsible for the administration of the Public Art Program per Chapter 5 of the Solano County Code (Attachment A). Within this context, the Art Committee is responsible for:
1. Developing policies and procedures to implement the Public Art Program;
2. Administering the art exhibit guidelines and policies (Attachment B);
3. Reviewing the public art plan;
4. Approving public art project budgets;
5. Selecting artists for art to be commissioned; and
6. Negotiating artist contracts