The Board of Trustees of the Village of Quogue finds that it
is in the best interest and general welfare of the inhabitants of
the Village to promote cultural events; to provide space within existing
Village properties for such cultural events; and, generally, to promote
the humanities and arts for all of the inhabitants of the Village.
The Board of Trustees further finds that it is in the best interests
of its residents to seek and accept such financial and in-kind aid
as may be available from either public or private sources in order
to further the foregoing objectives. The Board of Trustees finds that
it is empowered, pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law, to
administer programs which promote the comfort and general welfare
of its inhabitants and to provide for and accept contributions for
such programs, and that the administration thereof would be more effectively
managed by a committee, the main concern of which shall be to provide
cultural programs, events and performances. Therefore, the Board of
Trustees finds and declares that the creation of a Cultural Committee
is and shall be in the best interests and shall promote the general
welfare of the inhabitants of the Village.
There is hereby created a committee to be known as the "Quogue
Cultural Committee."
A. Members
of the Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve at
the pleasure of the Mayor.
B. The
Chairman of the Committee shall be the Mayor or a Trustee.
C. The
Committee may charge admission to sponsored events and accept donations
thereto. The proceeds shall be donated to the Village for improvement
of the Quogue Community Hall and to support cultural events.
D. The
Committee shall maintain a bank account in its name. Funds may be
withdrawn from the account only by the Mayor or the Village Treasurer.
E. The
Committee shall not incur any expenses in excess of the amount of
funds maintained in said bank account (to wit, the amount as same
exists from time to time).
F. The
Committee may seek out and prepare applications for gifts, donations
and grants from private and public sources in order to achieve the
objectives and intents of this chapter.
The mission of the Cultural Committee is to:
A. Present
a full spectrum of cultural events and artistic presentations that
will appeal to and stimulate interest among the widest selection of
the inhabitants of Quogue and surrounding communities.
B. Offer
events and presentations year-round with the inhabitants of Quogue
actively engaged as participants with the Committee to assure the
success of its mission.
C. Arrange
fund-raising events to supplement the Village's funding for improvements
to the Village Community Hall (which is the primary location for the
cultural presentations) and to support cultural programs.