2005 Idaho Code - 31-4704 — DUTIES OF COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD -- BONDS OF MEMBERS -- MEETINGS -- FURTHER DUTIES

                                  TITLE  31
                           COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
                                  CHAPTER 47
                                MUSEUM BOARDS
    31-4704.  DUTIES OF COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD -- BONDS OF MEMBERS -- MEETINGS --
FURTHER DUTIES. The county museum board shall be charged with the care and
custody of all property belonging to the county and used for museum purposes,
and shall be responsible for all moneys received by it, raised by tax levy or
levies for museum purposes as well as all receipts from the operation of the
museum and any other moneys received from other sources for museum purposes.
Each member of the county museum board shall file with the board of county
commissioners a bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000)
to be approved by the board of county commissioners. It shall meet at its
place of business on the first Monday of January each year, and thereafter
bi-monthly on the first Monday of the month, except as herein otherwise
provided; provided, that it shall meet on the first Monday after the creation
of such board under the provisions hereof.
    It shall safely keep or cause to be safely kept all moneys coming into its
care, custody or possession in strict compliance with the provisions of the
public depository law of this state. It shall formulate in writing and file in
its office all plans adopted by it from time to time in connection with the
conduct of the business of the county museum, and also file a copy of the same
with the board of county commissioners of the county. It shall keep or cause
to be kept proper records of its proceedings, business transactions, and true
and proper accounts of all moneys received by it and expended or on hand; and
it shall require proper vouchers evidencing all disbursements of money. The
records of the board shall be open to inspection by any taxpayer or voter
within the county during all regular office hours. The board shall publish in
at least one (1) issue of the official newspaper of the county a detailed
statement of all moneys received and expended in connection with the operation
of any museum.
    It shall take charge of and manage all such property as the county may
have acquired or set aside for museum purposes. It may recommend to the board
of county commissioners that such board purchase such real and personal
property as may be needed for museum purposes. It shall have power to employ
labor, award prizes, make exhibition contracts, fix and charge admission and
entrance fees. It shall fix the salaries of the secretary and treasurer and
prescribe the time and manner of payment. The county museum board shall not
have the power to create any indebtedness in excess of the amount to be
derived from the special levies for each year and the estimated income from
annual museum receipts, nor shall it mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber
any of the real or personal property owned by the county and used for museum
purposes.