DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Authorize County Administrative Office Oversight of Lobby Art
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution to suspend and supersede prior Board action taken on May 12, 2009, which established a Fresno County High School Art Project and Gallery located in the Hall of Records, and authorize the County Administrative Office, in conjunction with the Clerk of the Board and the Chairman of the Board, to select and oversee the installation of art to be displayed in the lobby located outside of Board Chambers.
REPORT
The recommended action will allow the County Administrative Office (CAO), in conjunction with the Clerk of the Board, to collaborate with the Chairman of the Board to update the Lobby Art located outside of the Board Chambers as necessary.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Denial of the recommended action will keep the current High School Art Project and Gallery in place, even though the program has not been utilized since 2018. Your Board could also modify the procedures in the current High School Art Project and Gallery, to make it simpler to implement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The CAO's Office will work with the Chairman of the Board to budget appropriately for any changes in the display of artwork outside the Board of Chambers.
DISCUSSION:
On May 12, 2009, your Board approved the creation of the Fresno County High School Art and Gallery in the Hall of Records lobby. The item specified that in collaboration with the Fresno Arts Council, artwork from Fresno County High Schools would be considered and selected by a committee composed of the Fresno Arts Council and the Chairman of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors or their designee. The most recent change in artwork in the Hall of Records lobby was on September 26, 2018, as evident by the dates referenced on the curren...
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