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Ottawa County Signs Off on Museum Moving to 501(c)(3) Steps, Approves Immediate Part‑time Help
Summary
Museum board and commissioners discussed converting the county museum to a 501(c)(3) and updating bylaws; the board said it cannot "afford the insurance and retirement package," and the commission approved seeking part‑time staff to reopen the museum.
Museum Board member Jim Kay told commissioners the museum could not afford its insurance and retirement obligations and discussed converting the museum to a 501(c)(3) to relieve the county of those costs. The board and commissioners agreed the museum bylaws need updating for consistency; Commissioner Duane Morris proposed serving as the Commission's representative to the Museum Board.
After an executive session on non‑elected personnel, the board and commission approved a motion allowing the Museum Board, Commissioner Morris and human resources to seek part‑time help immediately to open the museum; the motion passed unanimously (3‑0). Kay had told the board and commission the museum "can't afford the insurance and retirement package," a central reason cited for pursuing a nonprofit conversion.
