Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2012 04 18

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October 2010 Comparative Museum Board Information for Municipal (City/Town Owned and Operated) Museums in the Region for Population Under 100,000 (All are members of the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums) This information was collected by a Museum volunteer and the Museum Coordinator. Museum PopulationSeparate advisory Separate 501c3 Notes of city/town board appointed by fundraising city/town council? organization to support museum? LouisvilleNot separate. Not separate. 19,133In Louisville, one board performs both functions. Historical Museum (July 2008 The Historical Commission members are appointed city-data)by City Council to be an “advisory” board to Council. When City Council appoints members, the members are also being appointed to the 501c3 private fundraising corporation that is also called the Historical Commission. People pay for memberships in the Historical Society, but the Historical Society has never been incorporated and it is simply the name for the membership. “The mission of the Louisville Historical Commission is to promote public awareness of the history of Louisville, Colorado and its surrounding community, with an emphasis on the coal mining era, 1877- 1955. The Commission establishes and monitors criteria for the collection, preservation, and display of historical artifacts, documents, and structures by the Louisville Historical Museum. The Commission solicits public and private support for diverse projects and programs dealing with the City's history.” For the Louisville Public Library, which like the Louisville Historical Museum is a division of the Department of Library & Museum Services, there is a Library Board of Trustees appointed by City Council and a separate Louisville Public Library Foundation that is a 501c3 fundraising organization.