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Item No. 13-284
Date: August 26, 2013
Item/Subject ORDER, Authorizing Grant of $2,000 to the Bangor Book Festival to
Support Programming for the 2013 Festival
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary: This Order will authorize a grant in the amount of $2,000 to support the Bangor Book
Festival. The Bangor Book Festival, with the Bangor Public Library as its fiscal agent, has submitted an
application for funding of $2,000 in partial support of this year's Bangor Book Festival, an annual
celebration of authors and/or books with a connection to Maine. Scheduled for October 4 -5th, this will be
the 7th year of the event. The Cultural Commission has recommended approval of this request because
of the program's popularity and benefit to the community. This item was reviewed and recommended
for approval by the Business & Economic Development Committee at its August 19, 2013 meeting.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
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CITY OF BANGOR
13-284
AUGUST 26, 2013
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing Grant of $2,000 to the Bangor Book Festival to
Support Programming for the 2013 Festival
WHEREAS, the City Council has made an appropriation of funds to support arts and cultural
organizations; has established a Commission on Cultural Development; and has
assigned the Commmission the responsbility of reviewing grant applications from
arts and cultural organizations, and to make recommendations for grant funding
to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Bangor Book Festival, with the Bangor Public Library as its fiscal agent, has
submitted an application for funding of $2,000 in partial support the upcoming
year's Bangor Book Festival, an annual celebration of authors and/or books with
a Maine connection; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development recommends the approval of the
request due to the program's popularity and benefit to the community; and
WHEREAS, the grant application was complete, well organized and met funding criteria; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development and the Business & Economic
Development Committee voted to recommend to the City Council approval of a
grant in the amount of $2,000:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
A Grant of $2,000 is hereby authorized for the Bangor Public Library, fiscal agent for the Bangor
Book Festival, for the 2013 Bangor Book Festival.
IN CITY COUNCIL
August 26, 2013
Passed
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