2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
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REPORT OF THE MILTON CULTURAL COUNCIL<br />
To the Honorable Board <strong>of</strong> Selectmen: June 30, <strong>2009</strong><br />
The <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council is pleased to submit its annual report for the<br />
fiscal year ending June 30, <strong>2009</strong>. The <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council is the local affiliate<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Massachusetts Cultural Council, formerly the Massachusetts Arts<br />
Lottery Council.<br />
Background<br />
In Massachusetts, public funding for the arts, humanities, and interpretive<br />
sciences is provided through a central state agency, the Massachusetts Cultural<br />
Council (MCC) and a network <strong>of</strong> 329 local councils that serve every city and<br />
town in the Commonwealth. The program is the largest and most decentralized<br />
<strong>of</strong> its kind in the United States. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation<br />
to the MCC, which then allocates funds to each local council. Decisions<br />
about which activity to support are made at the local level by the board <strong>of</strong> municipally<br />
appointed volunteers.<br />
The duties <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council are to review and recommend<br />
action on local grant applications, report to the MCC, comply with MCC guidelines,<br />
communicate its role to the public, solicit community input, and assess<br />
local cultural needs. The <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council directs funds to individuals,<br />
organizations, and schools that are dedicated to productive and creative efforts<br />
in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences and that contribute to the cultural<br />
vitality and well-being <strong>of</strong> <strong>Milton</strong>.<br />
Under the MCC initiative, local cultural councils with strong procedures,<br />
a high level <strong>of</strong> member training, and a clean approval record qualify for streamlining.<br />
Streamlining allows communities to receive their state funds earlier in<br />
the year, reducing the long delay between grant requests and reimbursements.<br />
The <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council has maintained its streamlined status since at least<br />
2001.<br />
FY09 Activities<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Membership<br />
Local Cultural Council memberships are valid for 3 years. Membership<br />
can be renewed once, bringing the maximum consecutive years <strong>of</strong> service allowed<br />
by the MCC to 6. The <strong>Milton</strong> Cultural Council for FY09 consisted <strong>of</strong><br />
11 individuals with 3 resigning their terms early:<br />
140
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