Section 358.315 – General authority of cities regarding public museums.
Any city acting through its governing body or a museum commission established under ORS 358.320, may, for public museum purposes: (1) Accept deeds, gifts, devises or bequests of land, money or other valuable things and hold, control or dispose of such things according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest, except that […]
Section 358.320 – Museum commission.
(1) The governing body of a city may appoint a museum commission, which shall consist of seven members chosen with reference to their fitness for the position. (2) The members of a city museum commission shall be residents of the city in which the museum is or is to be located. When two or more […]
Section 358.325 – Terms of commission members.
Two of the first members of a museum commission shall be appointed for one year, two shall be appointed for two years and three shall be appointed for three years, as determined by the governing body. Except for the first members and appointments to fill vacancies, the terms of members of a museum commission shall […]
Section 358.330 – Chairperson and secretary of commission; duties of commission regarding records, rules, reports and budgets.
A museum commission shall: (1) Elect a chairperson and secretary to serve until the next succeeding first Monday in January and until their successors are elected. The secretary shall keep permanent and complete records of the proceedings of the museum commission. (2) Adopt rules governing the transaction of its business. (3) Prepare and submit an […]
Section 358.335 – Vacancies on commission.
A vacancy in the position of member of a museum commission shall be filled by a qualified person appointed by the governing body for the remainder of the unexpired term of the appointee’s predecessor in the position. [1953 c.481 §8]
Section 358.340 – Compensation of commission members.
The members of a museum commission shall receive no compensation as members, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and approved by the chairperson of the museum commission. [1953 c.481 §9]
Section 358.345 – Authority of city to establish and operate public museum.
(1) Any city may establish, maintain and operate a public museum. (2) Any two or more cities may jointly establish, maintain and operate a public museum. [1953 c.481 §3; 1957 c.200 §2; 1973 c.757 §4; 1983 c.260 §6]
Section 358.355 – Acquisition of site and structure for museum.
In the event that a public museum is established under ORS 358.345, the city or two or more cities, acting through the governing body or museum commission, may: (1) Acquire a site or sites for the museum. (2) Construct a structure or structures to house the museum collection, or lease a structure or structures for […]
Section 358.360 – Duties of museum commission respecting establishment of museum.
A museum commission shall: (1) Determine the kind and class of museum to be established and submit such determination to the governing body. (2) Investigate and determine the most suitable location for the museum and the adequacy of roads or streets and parking areas therefor, and submit its proposals relating thereto to the governing body. […]
Section 358.180 – Tax levy for county historical fund; limitation.
(1) When authorized by the electors as set forth in ORS 358.171, the county court may levy, in addition to the taxes now permitted by law to be levied, an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property in the county for the purpose of creating a county historical fund. (2) The levy shall be a […]