There is hereby created the Hillside Township Council on the
Arts (hereinafter also referred to as the "Council on the Arts").
The Council on the Arts shall have charge of fostering the growth
of the arts in the Township of Hillside to such means and designs
as the Council on the Arts may deem appropriate with the input of
the Township Council. The Council on the Arts shall establish and
improve programs, projects and events to foster and bring the cultural
arts to the Township for the benefit of the Township's residents,
visitors and other stakeholders.
The Council on the Arts may expend such funds as are provided
at the discretion of the Township Council through its adoption of
the municipal budget, if any, along with funds received by the Township
on behalf of the Council on the Arts. The Township shall, and pursuant
to this chapter is authorized to, establish a separate fund to be
known as the "Council on the Arts Fund," into which donations dedicated
solely to the purposes of the Council on the Arts shall be deposited
and from which funds may be expended only for the purposes of the
Council on the Arts.
The Council on the Arts shall elect a Chairperson annually and
may appoint such other officers as deemed necessary by the Council
on the Arts in accordance with bylaws duly adopted thereby.
The Council on the Arts shall have the following powers and
duties:
A. To establish, amend and supplement its own bylaws to govern its structure,
operations and activities to the extent not inconsistent with this
chapter or any other local, state or federal regulation or law.
B. To make recommendations to the Mayor and Council of the Township
of Hillside and other Township agencies with respect to any matters
relating to the advancement of the cultural, visual and performing
arts in the Township of Hillside, the County of Union and surrounding
communities.
C. To aid in bringing to the Township of Hillside those activities which
will enhance the educational and cultural opportunities for the residents
of the Township of Hillside.
D. To make an annual report of its activities and recommendations to
the Township Council and at such other time as the Township Council
shall request or the Council on the Arts deems desirable.
E. To act as liaison between the Township Council and other federal,
state, county and local government entities and other public and private
organizations involved in promoting, funding or presenting cultural,
visual and performing arts in the Hillside community.