[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Augusta 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 494; amended in its entirety 4-1-1996 by Ord. No. 391 (Ch. 6.5, Art. V, of the 1990 Code).
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Upon the nomination by the Board of Trustees of a candidate for consideration,
a Director/Curator of the Old Fort Western shall be appointed by the
City Manager, with the advice and consent of the City Council.
B.
The Director/Curator is immediately responsible to the Board of Trustees
for the executive management of Old Fort Western, and to the City
Manager as a Bureau Director in the Department of Community Services.
C.
The Director/Curator, with the approval of the Board, shall employ
such other professional staff as may be necessary in the operation
of Old Fort Western.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 391, adopted 4-1-1996, repealed
original § 6.5-242 of the 1990 Code, regarding consultants,
as amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 494 and 8-17-1987 by Ord. No. 165,
which immediately followed this section.
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.
A.
Monies received by Old Fort Western from all sources of contribution
shall remain separate and independent from City appropriations and
the purposes for which those appropriations are expended. These separate
funds shall be managed and expended at the discretion of the Board
of Trustees for the improvement of Old Fort Western, for increasing
its collections, or for development of its programs.
B.
In keeping with this authority, the Trustees of Old Fort Western
may establish and operate a separate nonprofit corporation to receive
and manage said separate funds for the purposes outlined above.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 391, adopted 4-1-1996, repealed
original § 6.5-246, pertaining to the Friends of Fort Western,
as amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 494 and 8-17-1987 by Ord. No. 165,
which immediately followed this section.
[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.
A.
The Board of Trustees shall meet as necessary, upon the call of the
Chair, but not less than six times during each calendar year, to conduct
the business of Old Fort Western.
B.
A quorum consisting of the majority of the existing Board members
shall be required to transact the business of the Board.
C.
The October meeting of the Board shall be designated the annual meeting,
at which time the Board shall elect a Chair and such other officers
as it shall deem necessary, and establish committees to assist in
the management, care and control and administration of the affairs
of Old Fort Western. Reports of committees and of the Director will
be received, and such other business as may properly come before the
Board will be conducted.
D.
Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called by the Chair
or by a majority of its members for purposes outlined in the call
to such a meeting.
[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.
