HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving FY 2026/27 Commission on the Arts (COTA) Annual Grant ContractsRESOLUTION NO. 26-319
RESOLUTION APPROVING FY 2026/27
COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (COTA) ANNUAL GRANT CONTRACTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, The City Council authorized the Commission on the Arts (COTA) to
allocate up to $260,567 in arts agency funding for FY 2026/27. At the City Council's FY
2026/27 Budget Wrap-Up Session, the City Council received recommendations from
COTA for each arts agency totaling $253,815; and,
WHEREAS, COTA recommended reserving $6,752 of its allocation to use for fall
and spring special projects. The City Council has allocated funding in the FY 2026/27
Budget for these grants. A summary of the COTA funding for each agency is attached.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the COTA Annual Grant contracts for FY 202 6/27 as recommended by the
Commission on the Arts are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26th day of May, 2026.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26th day of May, 2026.