Thanks Steve, for your input.

Sorry I wasn't clearer in my original message. I am a city employee and the
city owns and operates museum.  Any policy will be developed through
collection committee, approved by board and adopted by city council.  These
are the channels and paths that work here.  The alternative educational path
simply results in me being regarded as an impossible bitch interfering with
other powers' ideas.  What we seek are examples of other places policy
wording restricting and formalizing the paths for restraining what is placed
on the building and alterations to the buildings structure, appearance or
character.  Once this has gone through the channels (so far if the advisory
board asks for it, the city council approves it) we will have the ability to
say sorry can't do that.

Audra

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Frevert <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: Policy on historic structure


Audra,
        The situation you describe brings up a number of questions.  First,
who actually owns the museum structure, and are they also the ones
responsible for maintaining it?  If the municipality is the owner, then
something in your agreement to operate the museum should spell out who is
responsible for what.  If this is still unclear, perhaps a good approach
would be to arrange a meeting or task force with representatives from both
the municipality and museum, with the purpose of clarifying the issue of
site use.  If the museum body drafts a policy regarding exterior use and
alteration but doesn't actually own the building, the municipality isn't
necessarily bound to follow that policy.  Educating the city staff and
administration might be the most tactful way to prevent future harm to the
historic structure.  YOU know the building is an artifact and a resource,
and now the goal should be to get the city to see it in the same light.
Best of luck!

Steve Frevert

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