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Item No. 15-339
Date: October 14, 2015
Item/Subject: RESOLVE, Accepting a $250 Donation from the University of Maine
Humanities Center to Support a Month of the Arts, in Bangor
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
The City of Bangor's Commission on Cultural Development has received a donation in the amount of
$250 from the University of Maine's Humanities Center to support ARTober, a month celebrating arts
and culture in Bangor. The Commission is grateful to the University of Maine Humanities Center not
only for its financial contribution to ARTober, but also the invaluable resource support they have
contributed to make the inaugural month-long celebration of the arts a success. This matter was
reviewed and approved by the Business & Economic Development Committee on October 6, 2015.
/s/ Tanya Emery
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Fin nce Director
Legal Approval: (2�/
Ci Solicitor
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Assigned to Councilor Faircloth
CITY OF BANGOR
15-339
OCTOBER 14, 2015
(TITLE.) RESOLVE, Accepting a $250 Donation from the University of Maine
Humanities Center to Support a Month of the Arts, in Bangor
WHEREAS, a donation has been made by the University of Maine Humanities Center
to support ARTober (October), a month dedicated to the arts in Bangor; and
WHEREAS, the City has directed the Commission on Cultural Development to promote the
development of Bangor as a regional arts center that nurtures the artistic and
cultural expression of its diverse peoples; and
WHEREAS, the City's Commission on Cultural Development will utilize the donated funds to
promote Bangor as an arts destination, to strengthen ties between arts and
business communities, and to expand arts access to new populations:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, THAT
The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept a donation in the amount of $250 from the
University of Maine Humanities Center to support a Month of the Arts in Bangor.
IN"_;CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 14, 2015
PAfSED
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CITY CLERK