The purposes and objectives of the Cultural and Heritage Commission shall be:
(A) To maintain and operate museums, planetariums and sites related to the diverse cultural, historical and natural heritage of the county;
(B) To preserve the authenticity and unique character of Historic Brattonsville as a historical site and living history museum;
(C) To locate, select, conserve, restore, develop, appropriately mark and preserve the authenticity and unique character of other sites related to the diverse cultural, historical and natural heritage of the county;
(D) To advise the County Council and citizens of the county on matters of their shared cultural, historical and natural heritage;
(E) To promote and coordinate, with the County Council and other county agencies, efforts to identify, conserve, protect and publicize the museums and other places related to the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the county;
(F) To be the repository for and to maintain the county government records on loan to or entrusted to the care of the commission by the County Council, in the county seat;
(G) To accept donations of and to purchase property, art, artifacts, services, manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, government records, books, buildings and grounds and other items suitable for use by the commission in order to preserve the cultural, historical and natural heritage of all of the county’s citizens, as well as other materials collected by donation or purchase suitable for educating the citizens of the county about matters of cultural, historical and natural heritage issues in general; provided, however, that all real property owned, leased or used by the commission or any related entity for commission purposes shall be transferred to the county by the persons or entities owning title thereto, and all real property used or acquired for commission purposes shall be owned, purchased, leased, held, conveyed or disposed of in the name of the county by the County Council; and provided further, that all collections, artifacts, exhibits and items suitable for use in programs and projects of the commission shall be held by the commission in trust for the benefit of York County;
(H) To serve as the permanent repository and perpetual caretaker of art, artifacts, services, manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, government records, books and the buildings and grounds as may be entrusted to its care, and other items suitable for use by the commission in order to preserve the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the county; and
(I) To promote to the citizens of the county, as well as the general public, awareness of and visitation to museums and related sites in order to create a comprehensive system of linked cultural, historical and natural heritage attractions that enhance the economic development and cultural, historical and natural heritage of the county.
(‘77 Code, § 11-40.6) (Ord. 6797, passed 10-20-97; Am. Ord. 3403, passed 11-3-03; Am. Ord. 611, passed 5-2-11)