AMPS Program

December 19, 2024

Los Santos County

Introduction

This legislation establishes the Arts and Musical Performance Subsidies program, designed to increase art and music industry jobs and investment and to create sustainability for artists in Los Santos County.

Purpose

The purpose of this act is to establish a framework for providing public support to artists, musicians, performing artists and other creative industries in Los Santos County by providing subsidies and grants for media, and events created through or organized by the Los Santos County Artist community members.

Constitutional Justification

Article II (Section 3) of the San Andreas Constitution gives the Mayor legislative authority over its jurisdiction and responsibility for the governance, public services, and local laws that pertain to the residents and operations within Los Santos County. As such, we reference this article to authorize the LSCMO to create the AMPS program, a public service, to create sustainability in the cultural and performing arts sector, and by extension, raise the quality of life for the citizens of Los Santos.

Definitions

Artists: An artist includes but is not limited to musicians, actors, visual artists, videographers, or otherwise that create a tangible end product (e.g. song, image, video) or an intangible product (e.g., entertainment) through creative performance.

Details and Stipulations

This legislation authorizes the Los Santos County Mayor’s Office (LSCMO) to offer grants and subsidies to artists, labels and performers. Subsidies will be offered based on monthly operating costs of the artists and labels. Requests for funding must include a line by line breakdown of cost items, and the full requested amount.

Artists or labels are required to provide proof of completion, subject to review by the LSCMO, for all tangible products listed in the request, including songs, art, or other tangible and intangible deliverables.End products will be reviewed to ensure that a sufficient level of quality, effort, and production value is showcased in the product.

Likewise, performing artists are required to provide proof of performance. Proof of performance will be reviewed for quality, attendance, and level of impact.

Stipulations

The amount of funding provided through the AMPS program is determined on a case by case basis.

Not all requests for funding are guaranteed to be approved.

Funding amounts will be based on a percentage of total expected operating costs, the expected number of tangible projects (songs, or other media) expected to be delivered in a monthly period, and other direct and indirect costs such as event-related costs.

The LSCMO is to establish guidelines that cover – in detail – the AMPS program structure and process, including a fair review and approval process, and the process for public disclosure of funding through the AMPS program.

Funding is conditional on an executed legal agreement between LSCMO and the applicant.

Enforcement and Penalties

Where funds are suspected to have been requested or received through fraudulent means, including the non-human creation of art or media, the LSCMO is authorized to require the full repayment of funds, and will refer cases to the LSPD on an as-relevant basis.

Where fraud, financial crimes or otherwise are found to have occurred by the LSPD or other law enforcement officers authorized to operate in Los Sanos County, relevant fines and/or charges will be levied accordingly.