The arts commission shall have the following general powers, duties and responsibilities:

A. To guide, develop and promote cultural arts in Colleton County in accordance with the policies of the Colleton County council;

B. To develop an overall cultural arts budget to be presented to county council for

final approval with the county administrator administering the budget;

C. To coordinate the work of the cultural arts director who reports directly to the commission, the director being a full-time county employee subject to all county personnel policy and procedures;

D. To assist with advertising, interviewing and filling of any vacancies falling under the commission, with the county administrator having final authority in all hiring matters;

E. To apply for and receive funds, grants, donations and appropriations for the accomplishment of the arts commission purposes. All grants obligating county funds shall have Colleton County as the grantee with the arts commission as project director;

F. To adopt, use and alter a commission seal;

G. To contract with others, in furtherance of its purposes, and to charge admission fees for special activities, provided however, that all contracts entered into requiring expenditure by the commission are accounted for in the approved arts commission budget, provided further that all donations and other funds raised in excess of the annual council appropriation will not have this restriction;

H. To make rules for the management and regulation of its affairs and facilities;

I. To apply for assistance for funds from state, county, city or federal agencies and that all matching funds required be approved by county council if funds for matching purposes are not in the appropriated budget. (Ord. 93-O-10 § 3, 1993)