02-13-1992 Minutes - Museum Committee
SMOKY HILL MUSEUM
Museum Committee
MINUTES
3:30 p.m., Thursday
February 121, 1992
2nd F"loor
Present: Nancy Hodges, Chair; DeVere Blomberg, Debbie Divine, Kalthy Rawlings,
Jane Weathers, Paula Wright, Tom Pfannenstiel, and Joy Mansfield
Absent: L.oren Banninger and John Lohmeyer
Also in attendance: Carmen Wilson, LWV
There was no one present to address the Open Forum.
ActiOI'1:
Minutes of January 8, 1992 were approved as mailed.
The final December 1991 and January 1992 Budget Reports were
alccepted.
Tom briefly reviewed the Staff Report, emphasizing the need to proceed
with E~xpansion of the Collections Committee membership to include two or
three Museum Committee members. The group which at present consists of
the director and curators, will formulate policies and procedures for accession/
deaccE~ssion.
The Committee expressed concerns regardi ng 1 i abil ity and i nsuranc:e; Tom
stated that the AAM has mandated acceptance of its Ethics Code by June
1995.
The Long Range Planning Task Forces (7-10 members each) have been aggressive
in pursuing their agenda and will meet jointly to process their findings
after all material is turned in by June 1.
Tom also reported on a perceived need by the Friends Board for one of its
membel"S to come from the Museum Commi ttee. Because of the profi t/nonprofi t
naturE~ of the two groups, the Committee members, after considerable discussion,
moved as follows:
MOTIOI~: Contact Keith Rawl i ngs, Ri sk Management, and other museums throughout
the country which operate for-profit stores, to learn how their
501(C)3 status is handled.
Motion: The Committee VOTED unanimously in favor of continuing to allow
DeVere Blomberg to act as liaison between the two groups, with
no further official action.
The Museum Committee job description, drafted by the Museum Study Committee
in Maj{ 1986, was discussed at last month's meeting and determined to be
irrelE~vant. A Job Description Committee was appointed; they met briefly
follO\'iing the Museum Committee meeting and raised several questions:
1. If the Museum Committee is empowered to make policy decisions, what
kind of accountability comes into play?
2. Will there be City support and backing of the Museum Committee policy
decisions?
Tom will check on accountability issues and draw up a new worksheet for
Museum Committee purposes for the Job Description Committee next month.
Adjourn: 4:40 p.m.
Next meeting - 2nd Wednesday, March 11, 1992 - 3:30 p.m.