Who Can Sign the CIAG AGREEMENt?

The agreement may be executed in one of two ways:

By two members of your organization's board of directors

The agreement may be executed by two members of your organization's board of directors. To be effective, one signature must be by the President, Vice-President, or Chairman, and the other signature must be of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, or Treasurer.

For example: an agreement signed by the President and Secretary is acceptable while an agreement signed by the President and the Vice-President, or by the Secretary and the Chief Financial Officer, is not be acceptable.

Note: a person may hold more than one position within your organization. For example, an Executive Director may also sit on the board, and may sign an agreement using his or her board title in combination with a second signer. However, holding the title of Board President or Executive Director does not automatically mean that person has authority to bind the organization into an agreement.

By a single person given authority by your organization's Board of Directors

Your organization's board of directors may delegate the authority to sign the agreement to a single person (e.g., the Executive Director), and this person may sign the agreement on behalf of your board.

In such case, you must provide evidence of the person's authority to sign the agreement. Such evidence typically takes the form of a resolution adopted by your organization's board of directors, board meeting minutes, or your organization's by-laws.

Note: Arts and Culture staff and County Counsel must approve this document prior to execution of the grant agreement.