Title
Authorizing and directing the Directors of all County Departments to conduct an inventory of art and decorative art, including paintings and furniture or other articles of historic or aesthetic significance owned by Milwaukee County. (1/25/11: Withdrawn)
Body
by recommending adoption of the following:
A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Milwaukee County government possesses numerous works of art and decorative artworks, including paintings and furniture, photographs and sculptures of historic and aesthetic value, some of which are displayed in county buildings and others that have been placed in storage; and
WHEREAS, many of these pieces depict significant events, places and/or structures in American, Wisconsin and Milwaukee County history while others were used as adornments to county buildings; and
WHEREAS, over time, the county's collection of artwork has been loaned out, borrowed, stored away or gone missing never to be returned or found; and
WHEREAS, therefore, an inventory of these historical and cultural assets is warranted in order to ensure their preservation for the benefit of county residents now and into the future; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes and directs Directors of all County Departments to conduct an inventory of art and decorative art, including paintings and furniture or other articles of historic or aesthetic significance owned by Milwaukee County using a uniform inventory system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all Department Directors shall provide a review of the inventory to the County Board in June 2011.