Local Arts Council Facing Big Aid Cut After State Panel Faults Its Accounting
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State aid to the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County will be sharply cut because of concerns about shoddy accounting at the local agency that distributes the money to small and midsize arts groups.
The New York State Council on the Arts expressed low regard for the local council's "managerial competence" and what it termed an incomplete audit report. As a result, the state panel slashed general operating support for the Buffalo group for the current budget year by nearly three-fourths, from $55,400 in 2008 to just $15,000.See the full content of this document
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Local Arts Council Facing Big Aid Cut After State Panel Faults Its Accounting
Such assistance is the lifeblood of agencies like the Arts Council, which no longer receives operating assistance from the city or county and uses it to help pay salaries, utility bills and other operating...
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