HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1357ORDINANCE NO. 1357
AN ORDINANCE TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND
WELFARE OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA BY
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,
ALABAMA FOLLOWS:
Section I. General. The management, custod ✓ and control of all inventory (displays,
art, artifacts, etc.) and property belongs to the C'ity of Fairhope. The maintenance of all
said inventory and property shall be the responsibility of the City of Fairhope and its
agents. The museum and its staff will be managed by the City of Fairhope. The City of
Fairhope will set all procedures and policies pertaining to the museum, its personnel and
operating hours.
Section II. Membership. This ordinance advises the creation of an Advisory Board of
Directors consisting of 7 members. All members will be appointed by the City of
Fairhope Mayor and City Council. The mayor and the president of the FSTC will serve
as ex of icio members of the Advisory Board and the City will select one council
member to serve as a liaison on the Advisory Board. The board members shall serve
staggered terms up to 3 years.
The Board will not have authority over the employees of the museum.
Responsibilities of the Board will be to approve a 3 to 5 year exhibit plan presented
and/or updated annually in February by the Museum Director and help to secure
funding for these exhibits. The Advisory Board will work together with the museum
staff and the City of Fairhope elected officials to seleci appropriate exhibits. The Board
will also work with the museum staff to establish the Advisory Board by-laws.
All meetings of the Advisory Board shall be open to the public as defined in Section
2(6) of Act No. 2005-40, the Alabama Open Meetings Act. The Advisory Board will
meet monthly.
Section III. Transfer of Inventory. The Fairhope Historical Museum, Inc. shall
transfer its entire inventory to the City of Fairhope Museum of History by March 2009.
The Fairhope Historical Museum, Inc.'s 501(c)3 shall stay incorporated. The function
of the 501(c)3 board will be to assist the museum staff and the Advisory Board in all
fund raising aspects of the museum. The 501(c)3 will also maintain a gift shop at the
museum. The 501(c)3 will make a yearly contribution between August 1 and September
15 of each year to help offset the operating expenses of the museum. The money will be
put into the City of Fairhope's general fund for museum operating costs.
The Fairhope City Council reserves the right to repeal this ordinance at anytime without
input from any other governing body.
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Section IV. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereof.
Section V. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
due adoption and publication as required by law.
Approved and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof on the 24th day
of March, 2008.
ATTEST:
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Geniece W. Johnson, `C'h Clerk