The Board of Trustees shall determine from time to time the
schedule of admission fees.
The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to accept or
reject gifts and loans to Old Fort Western and the authority to accession
and deaccession collection items, in each case after receiving the
recommendations of the Curator and the Board's Collections Committee.
[Amended 9-17-2009 by Ord. No. 119]
A. The Board of Trustees shall consist of nine members to be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. A majority
of the Board, including the Chair, shall be residents or real estate
taxpayers of the City of Augusta. Members shall be appointed to three-year
terms, beginning in October, in such a manner that no more than 1/3
of the terms shall expire in any one fiscal year.
B. The Board, upon the recommendation of its Nominating Committee, shall
present to the Mayor in a timely manner the names of candidates nominated
for consideration for appointment to membership on the Board.
C. Unexpired terms occasioned by resignation or other cause shall be
filled by appointment in the same manner, for the balance of such
terms.
[Amended 9-17-2009 by Ord. No. 119]
A. The Board of Trustees of Old Fort Western is charged with responsibility
to protect, preserve, and interpret the historic site and structures
of Old Fort Western, the birthplace of Augusta, and to relate that
interpretation, through collections, educational programs, civic engagement
and research, to the history of the Kennebec River Valley, Maine and
New England. In fulfilling this responsibility, the Board of Trustees
is the sole policy-making body acting on behalf of Old Fort Western.
B. Procedures governing the Board of Trustees' conduct on behalf of
Old Fort Western shall be contained in a set of bylaws written, adopted,
and revised as necessary by the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees shall annually prepare a budget to meet
the financial needs of Old Fort Western and its programs. That portion
of the budget covering the preservation and management of Old Fort
Western, to be submitted to the City Manager by the Director/Curator
and the Board Treasurer as an appropriation of City funds, shall be
in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. The City appropriation
shall include, but not be limited to, maintenance of the historic
site and structures, employment of a Director/Curator and clerical
staff, and expenditures associated with the executive management of
Old Fort Western.