This report examines five areas of the activities of the New York Council on the Arts. These include:

1. the interrelationships between Staff, Panel, Council Sub-Committees and full Council;
2. council budgeting;
3. new requirements mandated by the 1974 legislation;
4. how the Council conducts its business; and
5. types of arts organizations being supported and not being supported.

CONTENTS
Letter of Transmittal.

Charge No. 1: Interrelationships between staff, panel, council subcommittee and full
                     council.
Charge No. 2: The Need for an annual budget to be adopted by the Council, including
                     allocations to each department.
Charge No. 3: New Requirements mandated by the 1974 legislation.
Charge No. 4: Examination of the business procedures of the Council and its staff.
Charge No. 5: Types of arts organizations being supported and not being supported.

This report examines five areas of the activities of the New York Council on the Arts. These include: the interrelationships between Staff, Panel, Council Sub-Committees and full Council; council budgeting; new requirements mandated by the 1974 legislation; how the Council conducts its business; and types of arts organizations being supported and not being supported.