§ 34-37. Ownership and maintenance.

(a)

Ownership.

(1)

Unless otherwise provided, ownership of all art and architectural enhancements, whether aesthetic, educational, cultural and/or historical, shall be acquired by the county, including copyrights, patents and other reproduction rights. The county shall be responsible for managing the reproduction rights of each acquisition with advice and counsel from the cultural arts advisory board and the artist of the artwork. The responsibility for maintenance, insurance and restoration of each artwork shall rest with the county or its designee with advice from the cultural arts advisory board.

(2)

Any funds which are generated from the replacement or disposition of any county art will go back into the art appropriation for that block.

(b)

Maintenance.

(1)

All works of art shall be required to be accompanied with detailed instructions for maintenance and ongoing care, including annual maintenance cost projections.

(2)

Funds for ongoing maintenance, if necessary, shall be annually appropriated by the county council in accordance with the annual public art plan.

(Ord. No. 90-45, § VIII, 12-13-90)