Issuance of a new cultural promotion ordinance
The Winterthur City Council has referred the directive on the new cultural promotion ordinance to the city parliament. Amendments relate to funding, making cultural diversity visible and clarifying what is meant by culture and cultural promotion.
According to the city's press release, the majority of cultural organizations and the SP objected to the vague wording regarding "appropriate funding of cultural promotion" in the draft ordinance during the consultation process. The City Council has responded to the need for more planning security by toning down the reduction clause in the subsidy contracts.
A large majority of comments pointed out the great importance of making cultural life in the city visible and wanted it to be explicitly anchored in the ordinance. The visualization of cultural diversity through cultural marketing is therefore explicitly included in the draft ordinance.
Furthermore, the criticism voiced on various occasions regarding the "optional formulations" of the promotional measures was taken into account. In this context, the concern expressed several times to anchor the promotion prize in the ordinance was also taken on board.
The City Council has now referred the directive on the new cultural ordinance to the city parliament for approval. If the parliament approves the ordinance, it is expected to come into force at the beginning of 2023.
