Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Monica Cepero
Department: County Administration Division: Cultural Division
Information
Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE South Florida Cultural Consortium Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Budget in accordance with Section 7 of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Interlocal Agreement, in the amount of $365,000, which includes Broward County’s cash contribution of $75,000 from the General Fund.
B. MOTION TO FILE South Florida Cultural Consortium Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2024, in accordance with Section 8 of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Interlocal Agreement.
C. MOTION TO FILE South Florida Cultural Consortium Annual Activities Report for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2024, in accordance with Section 19 of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Interlocal Agreement.
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Why Action is Necessary
The South Florida Cultural Consortium (“SFCC”) requires that each of their respective Boards, including the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”), approve each respective county’s contribution and the SFCC Annual Budget, the filing of the Annual Financial Report, and the Annual Activities Report pursuant to Sections 7, 8, and 19 respectively, of the Interlocal Agreement (“ILA”).
What Action Accomplishes
These actions satisfy current requirements of the ILA for Board approval of the SFCC Budget Fiscal Year 2025 and filing of the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Financial and Annual Activities Reports.
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Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
CULTURAL DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the Board's value of cultivating community culture, arts, recreation, and life-long learning.
On March 26, 1985 (Item No. 48), the Board approved an agreement, for the period January 1, 1985, through December 31, 1987, for the creation of the SFCC among Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties to develop, coordinate, and promote the arts across county lines (“Agreement”). The Agreement was subsequently amended in 1988, 1991, and 1992, respectively, to: (1) modify the budget to coincide with the County’s Fiscal Year; (2) add Martin County as a member of the SFCC; and (3) allow Palm Beach County to designate a representative of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council as its representative on the SFCC.
On June 3, 2014 (Item No. 64), the Board approved a new interlocal agreement (“ILA”) for the SFCC, with a 30-year term commencing upon complete execution of the ILA by all parties, and automatic one-year renewals thereafter until terminated in accordance with its terms.
Pursuant to the ILA, the SFCC is required to submit to each of its members’ Board of County Commissioners its Annual Budget request (Exhibit 1), an Annual Financial Report (Exhibit 2) by June 30 of the following Fiscal Year, and a report on past and proposed activities of the SFCC (Exhibit 3).
If approved, Broward County’s Fiscal Year 2025 contribution of $75,000 will be used for artist fellowship awards in Broward County, honorarium for jurors, and an exhibition and catalog of artist fellowship award winners, as more fully outlined in Exhibit 1.
In past years, the Board has requested that all five counties provide cash contributions to the SFCC, and that Broward County not contribute to an at-large artist fellowship. The proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget of the SFCC reflects that both requests of the Board have been met.
For the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the cash contributions from other consortium members are as follows: Miami-Dade County $221,000; Palm Beach County $26,000; Martin County $1,000; Monroe County $1,000; in addition to $41,000 from the SFCC.
Source of Additional Information
Phillip Dunlap, Director, Cultural Division, (954) 357-7456
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funds are budgeted in the General Fund. No additional fiscal impact.