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Chapter III Executive Task Force and Reports
Article 14
The implementing agency (organization) shall create an executive task force of between five and nine members to carry out public art installation plans. Members shall include those from the fields of:
1. Visual arts: artistic creation, art criticism, applied arts, arts education, or arts administration;
2. Environmental space: urban planning, architectural design, landscape gardening, and ecological environmental planning;
3. Other professions: local culture and history, community building, and other professions;
4. The architect or engineer working on the building/construction project;
5. A representative of the implementing agency (organization) or managing agency (organization).
Members hired from the first category shall be drawn from the database of visual arts scholars and experts of public art created by the Ministry of Culture, and shall account for no less than one-half of all executive task force members.
Article 15
A quorum of one-half of executive task force members shall be required to convene a meeting and to pass resolutions; decisions shall be adopted by the vote of more than one-half of members present. Externally hired experts and scholars shall make up no less than one-third of attending members.
Executive task force members shall abide by the principle of recusal and act in accordance with Article 32 and Article 33 of the Administrative Procedure Act and other related provisions.
Article 16
The executive task force shall be established within six months of the implementing agency (organization) signing a contract with the architect, engineer, or turnkey vendor for the public building or major construction project. Application may be made with the reviewing agency to extend this period where special circumstances apply.
Article 17
The executive task force shall aid with the following:
1. Drafting public art installation plans;
2. Implementing public art installation plans after review and approval;
3. Drafting the results report of the public art competitions;
4. Drafting the public art completion report;
5. Handling other related matters.
Article 18
Public art installation plans shall be submitted to the review committee and shall include the following:
1. History and scope;
2. Explanation of the natural and human environment of the site;
3. Analysis and textual and pictorial description of the site;
4. Concept behind the public art installation plan;
5. Form of and standards for the competition;
6. Plan for public participation;
7. List of names and brief biographies of executive task force members;
8. List of names and brief biographies of competition task force members;
9. Budget;
10. Estimated timetable;
11. Executive task force meeting minutes;
12. Draft introduction to public competition or invitational and related materials;
13. Draft contract; and
14. Other relevant materials.
After the aforementioned plan is approved, an application to the review committee must be made for plan revisions touching upon the items in Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 7 to Paragraph 9. Where revisions to Paragraph 7 or 8 involve an agency representative, or where the revision to Paragraph 9 amounts to less than NT$500,000, no application to the review committee must be made, but the change must be approved of by the reviewing agency.
Article 19
The results report of the public art competition shall be sent to the reviewing agency for approval and shall include the following:
1. Selection meeting minutes;
2. A record of the proceedings of the competition;
3. Introduction to the selected public art proposal (including the method and place as well as the creative concept)
4. Introduction to the alternate public art proposals.
5. Valuation meeting minutes.
Where the reviewing agency believes the results report of the public art competition submitted by the implementing agency (organization) is questionable, contains major defects, or where the review committee so requests while reviewing the public art installation plan, the results report is to be submitted for review to the review committee.
Article 20
A public art completion report shall be submitted to the reviewing agency for its reference and shall include the following:
1. Basic information about the public art installation plan (including illustrations and explanation of the piece and expenditures);
2. Record of proceedings and inspection results.
3. Record of public participation and education/promotion.
4. Plan and budget for a minimum ten years’ management and maintenance.
5. Notes on review and suggestions.
Where the reviewing agency believes the public art completion report submitted by the implementing agency (organization) is questionable or contains major defects, the report is to be submitted for review to the review committee.