SAUGUS — The Cultural Council met Tuesday night to discuss multiple items, including the surveys they put out and when they need to lock down their guiding principles.
The community survey was put out earlier in the summer and could be filled out online or on paper at the library. Some of the responses would determine possible events in the upcoming year, while others would help shape the Council’s guiding principles.
“We did get responses back from our community engagement survey, (and) our goal is to be able to use those to help define our guiding principles when awarding grants,” Co-Chair Tori Darnell said.
The Council awards grants to individuals and organizations that can focus on the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences to add vibrancy to the town and enrich the community with cultural events.
“By the end of this month, we need to be able to define what those are,” Darnell said.
Based on the online responses, the Council believed they could follow a similar path to the following year. However, they needed to review the paper copies to gain a firm understanding of any changes or additions to the principles.
Multiple members agreed that they were happy with the criteria for grants they had last year, but also agreed that each survey needed to be taken into consideration to make a determination on the matter.
The Council plans to meet again on Aug. 19 with the responses to the online surveys reviewed as the guiding principles must be established by the end of the month.
