§ 30-265. Creation; powers and responsibilities.

(a)

Creation. The City Council of the City of Danbury (hereinafter referred to as "City"), a municipality of the State of Connecticut, hereby creates a public body politic and corporate under the name and style of the Danbury Museum and Historical Society Authority (hereinafter referred to as "Authority").

(b)

Powers. Such Authority shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

(1)

To administer, operate and maintain museum properties, including all structures;

(2)

To contract and be contracted with in order to administer, operate and maintain said museum;

(3)

To make, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with general law to carry out its purposes;

(4)

To construct and reconstruct museum facilities as authorized by law;

(5)

To fix and revise from time to time and to charge and collect fees, rents and other charges for the use of any project or facilities thereof on behalf of the museum and in an amount sufficient to pay operating and maintenance expenses, the annual principal and interest on bond heretofore or hereafter issued by the Authority to finance the construction and reconstruction of museum facilities and the principal and interest of any obligations the Authority may incur;

(6)

To make an annual audit, consistent with general law, of the financial transactions of the Authority. The Treasurer elected by the members of the Commission shall be bonded in an amount determined by the Authority;

(7)

To issue its bonds, notes or other obligations as authorized by C.G.S. §§ 7-130a to 7-130w, to be paid solely from the revenues of the Authority;

(8)

To accept loans or grants from the City or any other person, government or agency thereof, for the purposes of the Authority;

(9)

To appoint or dismiss an Executive Director and to adopt an annual budget for the administration of the museum under the overall direction of the Authority, the fiscal year of said budget to commence on October 1 of each year; and

(10)

To promote, encourage, educate and involve the general public in the mission, purpose and history of the museum and Danbury.

(Code 1961, § 13A-61; Ord. No. 671, 10-22-2007)