The amount of the tax is 10 cents per $100 dollars spent, according to Brenn Bybee, city manager. It supports several nonprofit cultural arts programs and parks and recreations facilities projects.

The first CARE tax vote was in 2005. Residents re-upped the tax in 2013 and agreed to continue the tax, with arts and recreation sharing the allotment 50-50. In Tuesday’s work session the council were concerned that the ratio remain equal.

Council member Tom Macdonald asked, “Are we sure it’s going to be 50-50?”

He noted that, four years ago, the recreation department got more money and that it was looking more like a 3-way split with cultural arts getting one third of the tax money and the city’s parks and recreation two thirds while they were already on the city budgets for projects.

City attorney Stephen Earl noted that this was the time for council members to make any changes.

The council agreed it should be 50-50, allowing for the body to put it to a vote during the Aug. 1 meeting.

In the arts category there are three levels of grants — major grants that may receive $10,000 or more such as the SCERA Center for the Arts, mid-range grants up to $9,999 like the Colonial Heritage Festival at the end of this week and mini grants up to $4,999 for several smaller groups.

Major grants must provide information on tickets sales and other items the other two categories do not, but all must be 501(c)3 foundations.

Mayor Dave Young said to keep the language of the 2013 ballot and “make sure it’s transparent.”

Council member LaNae Millett asked that the document defines what qualifies as “arts” and as “recreation.”

The CARE tax will be a proposition on the November ballot, allowing voters to determine if arts and recreation in Orem will continue to receive the funding for another 10 years.