1988-148-Amending The Museum Commission Enabling Resolution No. 1986-53RESOLUTION NO. 1988 -148
A TOWN OF LOS GATOS RESOLUTION
AMENDING THE MUSEUM COMMISSION ENABLING
RESOLUTION NO. 1986-53
RESOLVED by the Town Council of Los Gatos, that the Town Council hereby
amend the Museum Commission Enabling Resolution. The Commission shall be advisory
to the Town Council and shall operate in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Membership - Organization
a. The Museum Commission shall consist of nine (9) voting members, whose
terms of office shall be three (3) years and until their successors are
appointed. The members shall be appointed by the Town Council. At least
four (4) members of the Commission shall be initially selected from the Los
Gatos Museum Association Board of Directors, and the remaining commissioners
shall be appointed from the residents of the Town who have an interest in
museum operations. A majority of the initial commissioners shall be
residents of the Town and eight (8) of the subsequent commissioners
thereafter must be residents within the Town. The ninth (9th) commissioner
must be a resident of Santa Clara County.
The terms of office of the representative members shall be staggered
and overlapped in such a manner that the terms of no more than one -third of
the members expire each year.
The Town Council shall fill any vacancies occurring during the term of
the Commission. The Museum Commission shall appoint and prescribe the term
of office for its Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson.
b. Five (5) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum of the
Commission for the purpose of transacting business. Any member shall have
the right to present a minority view to the Town Council in reference to any
report of recommendation the Commission may take.
C. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation,
provided that with advance budgetary approval of the Town Council, the
actual and necessary expenses (if any) incurred by the members in the
conduct of Town business and shall be reimbursable pursuant to the
provisions of Resolution No. 1984 -210.
d. The Commission shall meet the 4th Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
at the two Museums alternately (in odd months at Forbes Mill and in even
months at Tait Avenue), and shall otherwise call and conduct its meetings in
compliance with the provisions of Section 54950 et seq. of the Government
Code.
e. Minutes of the actions taken during its meetings shall be kept and
filed with the Town Clerk.
f. Three (3) consecutive absences from regularly scheduled meetings of
the Commission shall be construed as resignation of membership unless the
Commissioner involved formally requests to retain membership and a majority
vote of the Commission grants the request.
2. Duties and Functions
The duties of the Museum Commission shall be to:
a. Act in an advisory capacity to the Town Council in all matters
pertaining to publicly owned museums located within the Town.
b. Formulate policies and procedures on the operation programs,
functions, and purpose of the publicly owned and operated museums for
approval by the Town Council.
C. Recommend to Council the adoption of standards and organization,
staffing, facilities, program and financial support
d. Actively pursue alternative revenue sources to fund museum operations.
e. Make periodic assessment of public museum needs and interpret the
needs operations.
f. Aid in coordinating the museum operations with the programs of other
governmental agencies and voluntary organizations.
g. Interpret the policies and functions of the museum and the programs to
the general public.
h. Advise the Town Manager's office in the preparation of the annual
budget for museum services and applicable long -range capital improvement
programs for these services.
This Resolution rescinds Resolution No. 1986 -53.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, at a
regular meeting held on the 18 day of July 1988, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Thomas J. Ferrito, Robert L. Hamilton Brent N.
Ventura. and Vice - Mavor Joanne BenJamin
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mayor Eric D. Carlson
SIGNED:
VICE-
ATTEST:
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE OWN LOS GATOS