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The Scottsdale Cultural Council has revised its meetings policy tobe more transparent, but one City Council member questions whetherthe changes go far enough. Cultural Council leaders also expect newly revamped performancemeasures, including clear five-year goals, to demonstrate that thecity gets its money's worth in cultural programming. The improvements are a result of suggestions made by a city auditcompleted in December. Rob Millar, administrator of the Cultural Council contract for thecity, praised the efforts of the group and, in particular, theupdated open-meeting policy. "I am very confident their document has been updated dramatically,"Millar said. As a nonprofit, the Scottsdale Cultural Council is not required tocomply with Arizona's Open Meeting Law. But the city has longadvocated closer alignment with its policies. The new policy statesthat the Cultural Council will: Post the agenda 48 hours in advance. Provide supporting material for the agenda on the morning of themeeting. Provide meeting minutes within five business days of being approvedby the Cultural Council board. However, Councilman Bob Littlefield criticized a portion of thedocument that allows issues of independent audits, fundraising andprogramming to be addressed in executive session, which is closedto the public. He also took exception to none of the Cultural Council's boardcommittees being subject to the Open Meeting Law. These committeesoversee areas such as marketing, finance and development. Littlefield is requesting that the open-meeting policy be discussedduring the next audit subcommittee meeting. Scottsdale Cultural Council President Bill Banchs has long defendedthe right to discuss programming in executive sessions to protectartist and performer negotiations. The new policy states that there are "certain circumstances whererigid compliance" with the Open Meeting Law "jeopardizes the verymission" of the Cultural Council. Banchs said the Cultural Council wants to fulfill the city's andcitizens' expectations for an organization that receives about $4million in funding a year. The Cultural Council's new performance measures intend to show thatthe city gets back triple the value in terms of revenue, ticketsales, facility rentals, fundraising and endowment income, artseducation, and performances. The Cultural Council contracts with the city to manage theScottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the Scottsdale Center forthe Performing Arts and Scottsdale Public Art. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Hypodermic Syringe , PVC Infusion Bag Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Infusion Bag today!
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