ORDINANCE NO. 10-04

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 08-06 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING

A PORTER COUNTY MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD PORTER COUNTY BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, the Porter County Board of Commissioners adopted the Porter County Municipal Code on Tuesday, December 2, 1997 pursuant to Ordinance No. 97-38; and

WHEREAS, the Porter County Board of Commissioners has deemed it necessary to amend an ordinance passed on March 18, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 08-06 was passed March 18, 2006 establishing the Porter County Museum Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, the Porter County Board of Commissioners has deemed it necessary for the effective operation of county government to amend Ordinance No. 08-06 through the following amendments:

Ordinance 08-06 is hereby amended to read as follows:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT AND IS HEREBY ORDAINED THAT:

1. Chapter 2.60 (Ordinance establishing a Porter County Museum Advisory

Board), Section 2.60.010 (Established) is added to the Porter County Municipal Code to read as follows:

2.60.010 Established

A Porter County Museum Advisory Panel is established to serve the Board of Commissioners of Porter County regarding the management and operation of the Porter County Museum. (Ord. 08-06 § 1).

2. Chapter 2.60.020 (Purpose) is added to the Porter County Municipal Code

to read as follows:

2.60.020 Purpose of Advisory Panel

The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel will be created for the sole purpose of providing the Porter County Board of Commissioners with an advisory opinion on matters that have been specifically referred to them by the Porter County Board of Commissioners regarding all matters of the Porter County Museum and which are needed in order to maintain an effective and efficient operation of the Porter County Museum.

In addition, the Porter County Museum Advisory Panel will submit recommendations and reports in conjunction with the executive director to assure the preservation, restoration and presentation of the Porter County Museum and its contents. (Ord. 08-06 § 2).

3. Chapter 2.60.030 (Membership) is added to the Porter County Municipal

Code to read as follows:

2.60.030 Membership

The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel will consist of (11) eleven members who will be appointed bi-annually by the Porter County Board of Commissioners as follows:

a) The Executive Director of the Porter County Museum;

b) One representative from the Porter County Museum Foundation Board of Trustees;

c) One representative from the Historical Society of Porter County Board of Directors;

d) One representative from the Memorial Opera House;

e) One representative from PCCRVC;

f) One representative from the Porter County Clerk’s office;

g) A progressive historian;

h) Three citizen appointments; one to be appointed by the Commissioner from the South District; one appointed by the Commissioner from the Center District; and one appointed by the Commissioner from the North District.

4. Chapter 2.60.040 (Meetings) is added to the Porter County Municipal

Code to read as follows:

2.60.040 Meetings

The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel will meet once every four (4) months. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the executive director of the Porter County Museum, by a majority of the panel, or at the request of the Porter County Board of Commissioners. (Ord. 08-06 § 4).

5. Chapter 2.60.050 (Responsibilities) is added to the Porter County

Municipal Code to read as follows:

2.60.050 Responsibilities

The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel shall be officially established for the sole function and purpose of advising the Porter County Board of Commissioners on issues affecting the Porter County Museum and the preservation, presentation and restoration of its contents and preservation of the interior and exterior of the building. (Ord. 08-06 § 5).

6. Chapter 2.60.060 (Serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners) is

added to the Porter County Municipal Code to read as follows:

2.60.060 Serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners

The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel will serve at the pleasure of the Porter County Board of Commissioners for the sole purpose of making recommendations to the Porter County Board of Commissioners and the executive director as to the functions and duties enumerated in this chapter. The Porter County Museum Advisory Panel may be dissolved at any time by the Porter County Board of Commissioners. (Ord. 08-06 § 6).

This ordinance passed and adopted this 16th day of March, 2010.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

Robert P. Harper

John A. Evans

Carole M. Knoblock

Attest: James K. Kopp, Auditor

I affirm under the penalties for perjury that I have taken reasonable care to redact each social security number in this document unless required by law.

Viola Wagner

(March 19, 2010)