TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Cultural Services Agency
MEETING DATE: April 9, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Karen Horner
PHONE:
671-6014
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Megan Dukett
PHONE:
972-6458
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 45 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Acceptance of Cultural Services Agency Update and Adoption of New Policies Including Proposed Cultural Services Agency Mission Statement, and Museum: Mission Statement, Code of Ethics, Visitor Behavior Policy, and Collections Policy
(Sponsor: Cultural Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Accept the Cultural Services Agency update and adopt new policies including the proposed Cultural Services Agency Mission Statement, and Museum: Mission Statement, Code of Ethics, Visitor Behavior Policy, and Collections Policy.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board has previously approved policies for the Library on May 6, 2014.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Cultural Services Agency Director will present a short slide presentation with updates from the Library, Museum and Parks. In addition, new Mission Statement and Museum Policies have been presented for Board of Supervisors review and approval.
The updated Mission Statements were created to provide the direction and purpose of the services provided by the Cultural Services Agency and the Museum. It was discovered in the review of Museum Policies, that many items had not been updated since the 1980's, and warranted review and revision. The Museum Advisory Board and County Counsel reviewed and provided input on all the Museum Policies and the Mission Statement and approved of their submission to the Board of Supervisors.
The new and updated polices are intended to guide the Mendocino County Museum staff in decision making and outline how staff will follow the highest legal, ethical, and professional standards in regards to its collections and public trust r...
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