Minnesota Administrative Rules

1900.3510 REGIONAL ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Subpart 1.

Purpose of committee.

The committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board on matters which affect the regional arts councils and the Regional Arts Council Forum. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

A.

reviewing regional arts councils preliminary biennial plans;

B.

advising the board on the administration of regional arts council functions in regions where there is no designated regional arts council;

C.

reviewing preliminary biennial plans and other information as described in part 1900.3210, subpart 5, of regions that are competing for regional arts council designation and making a recommendation to the board about designation; and

D.

hearing and making recommendations to the board about disputes between a regional arts council and the board or the Regional Arts Council Forum and the board.

Subp. 2.

Member appointment.

The regional arts advisory committee shall be a board committee comprised of a minimum of six members. Two members shall be appointed by the board from the board membership, two members shall be appointed by the Regional Arts Council Forum who may or may not be members of the forum, one member shall be an at-large member appointed by the board, and one member shall be an at-large member appointed by the forum. The at-large members shall not be current members of the board or the forum. The board may appoint additional at-large members to serve in cases of a challenge to regional arts council designation. The executive director of the board shall serve as a nonvoting member of the committee.

Subp. 3.

Rules affecting advisory committee members.

The board's appointments to the committee must follow part 1900.0410. For the purpose of this chapter, appointees other than the required six members shall be considered board appointees. The Regional Arts Council Forum shall define the qualifications, nominations, compensation, policies regarding conflicts of interest, and other matters pertaining to regional arts councils appointments.

Subp. 4.

Terms of service.

Members appointed by the board and the forum shall serve one fiscal year term and, at the pleasure of the appointing organization, may serve up to a total of three consecutive fiscal year terms.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 129D.04

History:

21 SR 5

Published Electronically:

September 14, 2007