(1) The arts fund is hereby established.

(2) The budget for each county construction project shall include an amount equal to 1% of the cost of the county construction project as defined in 2.95.020(6) and 2.95.020(7), which amount shall be deposited in the arts fund from the funds identified in that budget. The department responsible for the county construction project shall make or initiate the deposit into the arts fund. The county finance committee shall develop a policy that establishes the time and manner for the making of these deposits into the arts fund.

(3) The county may in the budget ordinance provide for additional contributions to the arts fund.

(4) Private or other public contributions to the county for the arts, including but not limited to grants, bequests and gifts, shall be deposited into the arts fund. At the request of the donor, a contribution may be limited to a particular work or works of art as approved by the county executive and county council acting by motion.

(5) Any other proceeds or revenues dedicated to the county arts program shall be deposited into the arts fund.

(6) The costs of arts program administration may be paid from the arts fund.

(7) Amounts on deposit in the arts fund, less the costs of arts program administration, shall be expended only on works of art recommended by the arts commission and approved by the county executive pursuant to SCC 2.10.010 and thereafter approved by the county council pursuant to SCC 2.95.040(2). Expenditures from the arts fund may be made to create works of art, to acquire works of art, and to install, display, maintain or perform works of art. All expenditures from the arts fund shall be subject to appropriation by the county council. (Added by Amended Ord. 04-063, July 28, 2004, Eff date Aug. 9, 2004; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-026, June 14, 2006, Eff date July 8, 2006; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-015, Mar. 21, 2007, Eff date Apr. 7, 2007; Amended by Ord. 08-067, May 7, 2008, Eff date May 17, 2008).