Issue details

Sale of Art Works

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Heritage, following Council’s approval on 18th November 2009, and subject to any further necessary consents and approvals from key stakeholders, seeking approval for the sale of specified items from the arts collection at a time when all alternative funding sources have been comprehensively examined and exhausted

Subject to Cabinet approval on 26th October for the authority to submit a formal request to the Attorney General’s office to proceed and agree on the financial procedures for art disposals, it is the Council’s intention to allocate any receipts from sales towards funding the Sea City Museum project as part of Southampton’s Cultural Quarter.
However, if consent is not given by the key stakeholders then this decision requirement will be withdrawn

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Deleted

Wards affected: Bargate;

Decision due: 23 Nov 2009 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Heritage

Lead director: Executive Director of Neighbourhoods

Department: Leisure, Culture and Heritage Portfolio

Contact: Mike Harris, Chief Executive 023 8083 2882 Email: mike.d.harris@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 2882.

Consultation process

Legal, Finance, Property and Human Resources Departments

Consultees

Letter, emails and telephone calls.

Public Comments may be sent to: Mike Harris Head of Leisure and Culture North Block Civic Centre, SO14 7LY Phone: 023 8083 2882 Email to mike.d.harris@southampton.gov.uk