Receipts to Arts and Culture Fund
Seattle Mun. Code § 5.40.120
in effect5.40.120 - Receipts to Arts and Culture Fund
A. Beginning January 1, 2022, all receipts from the admission tax levied in this Chapter 5.40 shall be deposited into the Arts and Culture Fund.
B. Admission tax revenue in the Arts and Culture Fund shall be annually appropriated:
1. To the Office of Arts and Culture to support the following purposes:
a. Arts-related programs and one-time capital expenditures that keep artists living, working, and creatively challenged in Seattle;
b. Initiatives and programs to build community through the arts and create opportunities for the public to intersect with artists and their work;
c. Initiatives and programs that provide art opportunities for youth in and out of school; and
2. For payment of the City's rent adjustment obligations to Seattle Arena Company, LLC or its permitted successors and assigns under the Lease Agreement (Arena at Seattle Center) between The City of Seattle and Seattle Arena Company, LLC, Attachment 1 to Ordinance 125669 (as may be amended or modified in accordance with its terms) (the "Arena Lease"), and only to the extent that such annual appropriation does not exceed the total admission tax revenues generated through operations of the arena at the Seattle Center for that calendar year, minus the amount of the Rent Adjustment Threshold for Admission Tax revenues identified in Article III, Section 6 of the Arena Lease.
C. The Office of Arts and Culture shall develop policies concerning the use of Arts and Culture Fund funds, including one or more fiscal policies concerning the retention of revenues to ensure the long-term fiscal health of the Office of Arts and Culture's program funding obligations. A draft of the policies shall be provided to the Seattle Arts Commission for comment, before being submitted to City Council in the form of a resolution for formal Council review and consideration. The policies shall be updated from time to time to ensure that the Office of Arts and Culture's fiscal policies address ongoing budget needs and priorities. Any such update shall follow the same review process as defined in this Section 5.40.120.
(Ord. 126228, § 1, 2020; Ord. 125695, § 1, 2018; Ord. 125672, § 1, 2018; Ord. 125492, § 8, 2017; Ord. 124906, § 1, 2015; Ord. 124901, § 1, 2015; Ord. 124539, § 10, 2014; Ord. 123460, § 2, 2010; Ord. 123155, § 1, 2009; Ord. 121657, § 1, 2004; Ord. 121006, § 8, 2002; Ord. 120975, § 1, 2002; Ord. 120644, § 1, 2001; Ord. 120183, § 2, 2000; Ord. 106058, § 3, 1976; Ord. 79849, § 1, 1951; Ord. 72495, § 11-1, 1943.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT5REFITA_SUBTITLE_IITA_CH5.40ADTA_5.40.120REARCUFUFetched: 11/1/2026