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Maidstone Museums Development Plan

Meeting: 05/01/2016 - Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee (Item 80)

80 Report of the Head of Commercial and Economic Development - Maidstone Museums Development Plan pdf icon PDF 99 KB

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Decision:

That:

1)  The progress on the staff restructure, the appointment of a new full time Museum’s Director and the museum improvements programme be noted;

2)  The formation of a Museum’s Strategic Board to develop and oversee delivery of a 20 year Strategic Plan for the Museum Service be agreed;

3)  The appointment of the Chairmen of both Heritage, Culture and Leisure and Policy and Resources Committees to serve on the Museum’s Strategic Board be supported; and

4)  The first phase capital programme outlined for inclusion in the Council’s capital programme which will go to Policy and Resources Committee on 27 January 2016 be agreed.

Minutes:

Members considered the report of the Head of Commercial and Economic Development which set out proposals to restructure Maidstone Museum’s Service and to agree the capital programme.

 

In response to Members questions, it was noted:-

 

·  That the request for capital funding for children’s parties was due to the fact that this was one of the Museum’s best income generators and additional space was required to accommodate more parties.

·  That more interactive displays would be commissioned as part of the plans for the future.  However, in the meantime the Museum’s website did offer a lot of interactive pages.

·  That the Museums’ Federation would be represented on the Strategic Board. 


RESOLVED
:  That:

1)  The progress on the staff restructure, the appointment of a new full time Museum’s Director and the museum improvements programme be noted;

2)  The formation of a Museum’s Strategic Board to develop and oversee delivery of a 20 year Strategic Plan for the Museum Service be agreed;

3)  The appointment of the Chairmen of both Heritage, Culture and Leisure and Policy and Resources Committees to serve on the Museum’s Strategic Board be supported; and

4)  The first phase capital programme outlined for inclusion in the Council’s capital programme which will go to Policy and Resources Committee on 27 January 2016 be agreed.

 

Voting:  For:  8  Against:  0   Abstentions:  0