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Resident urges city to issue RFP for museum management to reduce annual costs
Summary
A public commenter urged the City Council to issue a request for proposals (RFP) so a nonprofit could manage the local museum collection, saying the city has spent funds on storage and could save about $72,000 a year if the museum were managed externally.
A public commenter on July 23 urged the City Council to issue a request for proposals so a nonprofit could manage the city museum, saying the city has spent money on off-site storage and that outside management could cut annual costs.
West Fulton said he was asked to help the museum with strategic planning and described a stalled transfer process. “The city spent more than a $120,000 on the warehouse,” Fulton said, and added that two years have passed without an RFP being issued. He argued that issuing an RFP could transfer operational headaches to a…
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