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to the city council along with its executive director. His role in this situation is as an information <br /> manager and keeping the council up-to-date on the funding and projects of the local arts center. <br /> He works with the council in the annual budget negotiations to arrive at an allocation for the arts <br /> that is supported by the majority. He plays a role of liaison in bringing projects from the staff <br /> level to the council level, including a recent main street renovation that included public art and <br /> design elements. He also works with local civic groups such as the historical society, the Lions <br /> Club, Rotary, and the like to bring various projects to the city council. Most of the work <br /> developing public art projects is done by city staff working with the arts commission. <br /> Public art collaborators description o city manager's role: <br /> The council member in Community B is a strong proponent of public art and serves as a <br /> liaison to the community's public arts commission. He sees the role of the city manager as <br /> working at the direction of the council and mayor. He viewed the city administrator as more at <br /> the periphery of public art project discussions and he is not really involved with the day-to-day <br /> work to develop projects. The city manager is supportive of the projects, and helps facilitate the <br /> projects as provided by the budget and ordinances that the council has approved. In this role, the <br /> city manager is an implementer of council policy. As a staff leader, he oversees the work of the <br /> department heads that get directly involved with the arts commission work on public art. The <br /> city has held a couple of workshops in past years and the city manager has participated in the <br /> discussion, and he had a role in the city's strategic planning discussions. He said that the city <br /> manager plays a role in providing background information to the city council so that the council <br /> can fully understand the opportunities. In addition, the city manager helps guide the process and <br /> will advise the council on certain things. <br /> 130 <br />