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...As used in this chapter: (A) "Arts" includes but is not necessarily limited to literature, theater, music, the dance, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and motion pictures. (B) "Council" means the Ohio arts council created by section 3379.02 of the Revised Code. (C) "Professional artist" means a person who devotes a major portion of his time to practicing, performing, or teaching any of the arts.

...There is hereby created the Ohio arts council, which shall foster and encourage the development of the arts in this state and the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage. The council shall consist of fifteen voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, two nonvoting members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, and two nonvoting members of the senate appo...

... of the Revised Code and for the qualifications of the Ohio poet laureate appointed under that section.

...The Ohio arts council may: (A) Within the limits of available funds, employ and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as will facilitate the work of the council. The staff director shall serve at the pleasure of the council, and other employees shall serve at the pleasure of the director. (B) Establish and appoint members to advisory committees to advise and assist it in the performance ...

...The Ohio arts council may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to insure against loss or damage by fire, lightning, theft, accident, or other peril to any work of art, whether or not owned by the state, while under the control or supervision of the council as part of the performance of its duties in presenting art exhibitions or in providing transportation to and between museums, galleries, and other places of ...

...The Ohio arts council shall meet at least once during any calendar year and may meet more frequently if its workload demands. Council members, however, may not receive expenses for attendance at more than four meetings each year. The council may meet anywhere in the state.

...The Ohio arts council may receive and administer any funds granted to this state by the federal government for development of the arts, and shall administer any state funds appropriated for such purpose. The council may also accept and administer on behalf of the state any gifts, donations, or bequests made to it for the encouragement and development of any of the arts.

...In the administration of Chapter 3379. of the Revised Code, the Ohio arts council shall not exercise any direct supervision or control over the policy or program determination of any local group or agency involved in the arts. No general assembly appropriations to the council shall be used to eliminate or reduce any financial deficit of any local group or agency involved in the arts or of any other organization or p...

...The Ohio arts council may call upon any department or agency of the state government for information, advice, or assistance in its work. It shall coordinate its efforts with those of other agencies engaged in any similar activities.

...enovation of a public building, and indicating the amount of the appropriation or designation that shall be spent for the per cent for arts program. The amount specified to be spent for the per cent for arts program amount shall take into account any determination made by the director under division (D)(1) of this section. The director shall send a copy of the preliminary report to the council and to each state agenc...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the gifts and donations fund. The fund shall consist of gifts and donations made to the Ohio arts council and fees paid for conferences the council sponsors. The fund shall be used to pay for the council's operating expenses, including, but not limited to, payroll, personal services, maintenance, equipment, and subsidy payments. All moneys deposited into the fund shall be...

...y the Ohio arts council based on qualifications developed by the arts council under division (F) of section 3379.03 of the Revised Code. The arts council shall submit its list of candidates to the governor not less than ninety days prior to the beginning of the Ohio poet laureate's term of office. (B) The term of office for the Ohio poet laureate shall be for two years. The initial term shall begin on January 1, 201...

...As used in sections 3381.01 to 3381.22 of the Revised Code: (A) "Arts or cultural organization" means: (1) Any corporation, organization, association, or institution that: (a) Provides programs or activities in areas directly concerned with the arts or cultural heritage; and (b) Is not for profit and whose net earnings may not lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder, member, or individual. (2) A...

...ses of arts or cultural organizations located within its district, or acquiring, constructing, equipping, furnishing, repairing, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, or administering artistic or cultural facilities. A regional arts and cultural district is a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate, comprised of the territory of a county, or two or more counties, municipal corporations, townsh...

...he district shall be known; (D) The location of the principal office of the district or the manner in which the location shall be selected; (E) Subject to section 3381.05 of the Revised Code, the number, term, and compensation, which shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars for each board and committee meeting attended by a member, of the members of the board of trustees of the district; (F) Subject to section...

...the district shall be known; (4) The location of the principal office of the district or the manner in which the location shall be selected. (B) The district provided for in the resolution shall be created upon the adoption of the resolution by the board of county commissioners of that county. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the county and the municipal corporations and townships contained in the county ...

...al heritage and shall have other qualifications as are specified in the resolutions or ordinances creating the district, or any amendments to them; provided that at least two members of the board of trustees shall be persons who devote a major portion of their time to practicing, performing, or teaching any of the arts or who are professional administrators in any field of the arts or cultural heritage, and the resol...

...A majority of the board of trustees of the regional arts and cultural district constitutes a quorum, the affirmative vote of which is necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy in the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the district. Each member of the board, before entering upon his official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath or aff...

...ompensation, duties, number, and qualifications, and any other lawful subject necessary or desirable to the operation and administration of the district and the exercise of the powers granted to it.

...Upon the creation of a regional arts and cultural district and upon the qualifying of its board of trustees and the election of a president and a vice-president, the district shall exercise in its own name all the rights, powers, and duties vested in and conferred upon it by this chapter. A regional arts and cultural district: (A) May sue or be sued in its corporate name; (B) May make contracts in the exercise of t...

...The regional arts and cultural district may submit to the electors within its territory the question of issuing bonds of such district and also the necessity of a tax outside the limitation of Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to pay the interest on and to retire such bonds. Such bonds when approved by the electors may be issued by the district to purchase, acquire, construct, replace, improve, extend, enl...

...Bonds issued under section 3381.08 of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

...The executive director of the regional arts and cultural district shall be the fiscal officer of the district and the custodian of its funds and records, and shall assist the board of trustees in such manner as it directs. Before receiving any moneys, the executive director shall furnish bond in an amount determined by the board with surety satisfactory to it. The executive director shall deposit all funds received ...

...d by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done, approved by the board. The plans and specifications shall at all times be made and considered part of the contract. The contract shall be approved by the board and signed on behalf of the district and by the contractor. No sale of any real or personal property or a lease thereof having a term thereof in excess of five years shall be made e...

...The board of trustees of a regional arts and cultural district may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with the state government of this or any other state, with counties, municipal corporations, townships, or other governmental agencies created by or under the authority of the laws of this state or any other state, with persons, and with public...