(A) The City Council will assume the cost of operating the Museum, specifically, salaries of staff and employees, costs of preparing exhibitions, maintenance of building and grounds, and other related costs and services.
(B) Costs of acquisition of collections and similar material for the Museum will not normally be paid for by the city unless special funds are made available to the city by grants, endowments, gifts or by Council action. The Museum may charge admission fees. For special projects which are beyond the usual operating activities of the Museum, hereinafter "special project," the Museum may request special funds from the City and/or grants from outside sources. The request for a grant may include all the costs of the special project. Thus, if a special project requires additional personnel or special equipment exclusively for that project, the grant may encompass the expenses as costs arising from that project, expenses which the Museum would not otherwise undertake.
(C) Admission fee levels shall be set by the Mayor, in consultation with the Board, pursuant to the following policies:
(1) Fees should not be so high as to seriously reduce the availability of the Museum to the public;
(2) Fees should be reasonable in relation to other museum and educational attractions in the Southwest region;
(3) Compatible, reciprocal fees with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History are desirable;
(4) In keeping with the museum's educational role, special fee provisions should apply to students;
(5) Special fee provisions should apply to senior citizens and Museum Foundation members;
(6) There should be periodic free days.
('74 Code, § 11-4-9) (Ord. 92-1967; Am. Ord. 56-1977; Am. Ord. 18-1985; Am. Ord. 2020-039)