All requests for appropriations for construction projects from eligible funds shall
include an amount equal to one percent of the estimated cost of such project for works
of art and shall be accompanied by a request from the Office of Arts and Culture for
authorization to expend such funds after the same have been deposited in the Municipal
Arts Fund. When the City Council approves any such request, including the one percent
for works of art, the appropriation for such construction project shall be made and
the same shall include an appropriation of funds for works of art, at the rate of
one percent of project cost to be deposited into the appropriate account of the Municipal
Arts Fund. Money collected in the Municipal Arts Fund shall be expended by the Office
of Arts and Culture for projects as prescribed by the Municipal Arts Plan, and any
unexpended funds shall be carried over automatically in the Municipal Art Fund for
public arts purposes.
