Michigan Laws 399.407 – Maritime museum advisory board; powers and duties; conducting business at public meeting; notice; writings
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(1) The maritime museum advisory board shall do all of the following:
(a) Advise the department as to construction of and policies, plans, acquisitions, and programs concerning the maritime museum.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 399.407
- Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 399.302
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Maritime museum: means the Michigan maritime museum situated in South Haven and operated under authority of this act. See Michigan Laws 399.302
- Maritime museum advisory board: means the Michigan maritime museum advisory board created by section 106. See Michigan Laws 399.302
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(b) Facilitate cooperation between the department and public and private entities interested in maritime history and the programs of the maritime museum.
(c) Encourage donations of real and personal property to the department for purposes incidental to, or connected with, the maritime museum, including artifacts and vessels associated with maritime and Great Lakes history.
(d) Promote public use of the maritime museum and its programs.
(e) Make recommendations regarding fees and charges for products and services provided at the maritime museum.
(f) Provide other assistance and advice as may be required.
(2) The business that the maritime museum advisory board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the maritime museum advisory board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(3) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the maritime museum advisory board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.