Tulare County Municipal Code Art. 15 Tulare County Museum

Pursuant to section 5120 et seq. of the Public Resources Code of the State of California, the Tulare County Museum is hereby established. Said Museum shall be situated in Mooney Grove Park.

The Tulare County Museum shall be advised by a Museum Board. The Museum Board shall hold a meeting in the month of February each year and such other meetings as the Museum Board determines to be necessary. The Museum Board shall adopt all necessary bylaws and other documents governing the conduct of its meetings and the exercise of the duties and powers of the Museum Board. Bylaws shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(Amended by Ord. No. 3630, effective 10-12-23)

The Museum Board shall perform the following duties:

(a) Advise the Board of Supervisors concerning the promotion of the objectives and purposes of the Tulare County Museum.

(b) Advise the Board of Supervisors concerning the acquisition, exhibition and utilization of objects and exhibits.

(c) Advise and assist the curator and all other persons employed by the County to operate and maintain the Museum.

(d) Exercise all other powers authorized by section 5120 et seq. of the Public Resources Code of the State of California when directed to do so by the Board of Supervisors.

(Amended by Ord. No. 3630, effective 10-12-23)

A curator for the Tulare County Museum shall be appointed pursuant to the procedure specified in section 1-03-1020 of this Ordinance Code. The curator shall supervise the Museum and the objects and exhibits contained therein. The curator may accept, on behalf of the County, donations or loans of objects or exhibits, and shall be charged with the responsibility of indexing, cataloging and exhibiting the objects and exhibits contained in the Museum, subject to the direction and control of the Museum Board. The curator shall not purchase any object or exhibit on behalf of the Museum without the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors, unless the budget adopted for the Museum by the Board of Supervisors authorizes such expenditure. Assistants to the curator may be appointed in the same manner as the curator who shall have the same powers and duties as the curator and shall be subject to the supervision and control of the curator.

(Amended by Ord. No. 3630, effective 10-12-23)