Fred Cox // Republican // Salt Lake County Council

• How have the arts, culture, and/or humanities impacted your life?
  • I was in band in grade school and choirs in junior high and high school. We attended the opera for 20 years. I became an architect.

• Utah's humanities and arts employ 123,000 Utahns, provide $4.4 billion in earnings, and $13.2 billion in sales. This is a larger economic impact than agriculture, mining, and real estate. Do you consider the arts and cultural sector an economic driver in Utah?
  • Yes

• Fiscally responsible government investment in the arts and humanities (including humanities and arts education) means to me:
  • Zap and other such taxes help introduce others to the arts.

• Items of Legislation I support:
  • I support the RAP tax
  • I will ensure existing fund balances are preserved for recreation, cultural organizations, and parks
  • Percent for public art programs, which optionally designate 1% of government capital costs for public art
  • My county's redevelopment authority should have a public art ordinance
  • Friendly ordinances that encourage public and private mural creation
  • Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more

• Would you elaborate on your answers above?
  • The money should go to many areas and be fair in the dispersion.

• I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:
  • Public buildings
  • Transportation

• Anything else we should know about you?
  • Where possible taxes should be reduced or at least used wisely. The county voters have voted to support zap taxes which should be used wisely and fairly.