New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 51 - MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 4.51.1.9 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD

A. shall elect from among its members a president and other officers deemed necessary by it;

B. shall establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the museum;

C. shall solicit funds for the purpose of developing, restoring and equipping the museum and its property and for the purchase of objects and works of art for its collections and for the development of exhibits and other public programs;

D. shall exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum;

E. shall hold title to all property for museum use;

F. shall review and have approval authority over permanent modifications to the real property to which it holds title and the architectural elements of the property, including but not limited to permanent changes to the interior and exterior of the museum's buildings and new permanent signage and permanent modifications to existing signage;

G. shall acquire objects of historical, archaeological and ethnological interest and works of fine art, folk art and craft of interest to the public and real property for museum use or benefit by purchase, donation and bequest;

H. shall adopt rules as appropriate governing;

I. shall enter into leases with public or private agencies or organizations for the use of museum premises or facilities as appropriate for time periods that exceed 45 days;

J. shall cooperate with other agencies and political subdivisions of municipal, state, tribal and federal governments and private organizations and individuals to the extent necessary to establish and maintain the museum and its programs;

K. shall, subject to statutory provisions and excepting temporary statewide initiatives of the secretary of cultural affairs, impose admission fees to the museum facilities and programs;

L. shall review annually the performance of the directors and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs;

M. shall review and approve all proposed dispositions of property belonging to the museum or the state of New Mexico in the care and custody of the museum, which disposition shall thereafter take place in accordance with all appropriate law and regulations;

N. shall know the programs and needs of the museum in relation to the state; keep abreast of standards and trends;

O. are encouraged to attend regional, state and national meetings and workshops, and affiliate with the appropriate professional organizations when possible;

P. shall establish good public relations for the museum in contacts with the community at large;

Q. may request such financial information from the department as it deems necessary to serve as trustee to the museum's collections;

R. may request the directors to present at board meetings a report of the activities of their respective divisions subsequent to the previous board meeting, including proposed and projected plans of operation and a report of any proposed property dispositions;

S. may request that the secretary of cultural affairs furnish to the board copies of the state auditor's annual audit report of the department's books and records, and such interim or other reports;

T. may give the secretary of cultural affairs ex officio status on all committees of the board and any other committees created by the board, except for any board committee formed to recommend candidates for directors to the secretary of cultural affairs; and

U. may adopt a schedule of hours of operation and holiday closings for the museum, and any changes thereto, during a public meeting and shall post such schedule on its website.