19-2668.   Same; specific powers of board.Museum boards shall have the following powers and duties:

      (a)   To make and adopt rules and regulations for the administration of amuseum or cultural center;

      (b)   with the approval of the board of county commissioners, to purchaseor lease a site or sites and to lease or erect a building or buildings forthe use of the museum or cultural center;

      (c)   to acquire by purchase, gift or exchange, books, magazines, papers,printed materials, slides, pictures, films, projection equipment, any andall items of a historical interest, and other material and equipment deemednecessary by the board for the maintenance of a museum or cultural center;

      (d)   to employ a curator or museum or cultural center director and suchother employees as the board shall deem necessary and to remove them and tofix their compensation;

      (e)   to receive and accept any gift or donation to a museum or culturalcenter and administer the same in accordance with any provision thereof;

      (f)   to contract with nonprofit corporations for the operation andmaintenance of a museum.

      History:   L. 1967, ch. 148, § 6; April 13.