Arts funding and redistricting will be the topic of discussion at the City Council's Tuesday workshop.
Sitting at the top of the agenda is a $290,090 request in funding as part of the Killeen Arts Commission grants funding. An annual item, the city grants thousands in funding for arts establishments around Killeen in an effort to build the culture of the city and promote tourism. Grants are typically funded by the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax. However, due to a lower than average funding stream of just $37,167, the city is considering reinforcing the revenue source with $252,923 in American Rescue Plan Act funding. Part of a $29 million federal coronavirus relief package awarded to the city in February, Killeen has spent just shy of $1.2 million thus far. The City Council will decide whether or not to use the relief funds Tuesday.
The City Council will also discuss a proposal to adopt a city-wide master contract for copier-leases. According to city documents, Killeen currently contracts 55 copiers to five separate vendors. The city’s $405,896 proposal is the end result of months of work, resulting in staff’s recommendation of Kirbo’s as a vendor to enter into a co-terminal 60-month contract.