Sec. 2-1356. - Powers.
The Earlyworks Museums Board shall have the authority to:
(1) Do the acts and things necessary to carry out the objectives and purposes set forth in this division;
(2) Acquire by purchase, gift or loan any money, securities, objects of historical or artistic value, and other property, other than real property, for museum purposes and uses;
(3) Buy and sell, and otherwise deal, in the name of the city, in property necessary to carry out its objectives;
(4) Cooperate with any public or private corporation or organization;
(5) Do any lawful act necessary or expedient to improve such museum facilities for the people of the city;
(6) Provide for exhibitions, particularly to students of the public schools, and in general to the population of the city, depicting the role of the city and the county in the formation of the state, with particular emphasis on the portrayal of life during the era when the state was being formed and while the city served as the site of the first Constitutional Convention and as its first (temporary) capital;
(7) Encourage by appropriate means the cultivation of interest in the cultural and social value of Alabama Constitution Village, and recognition of the impact of the city upon the development and growth of the state;
(8) Provide for the exhibitions of the commercial, industrial and transportation aspects of the city's heritage;
(9) Encourage by appropriate means the cultivation of interest in the evolution of commerce, industry and transportation in North Alabama and recognition of the impact of these factors upon the development and growth of the city and its environs;
(10) Encourage by appropriate means the cultivation of children's interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through exhibits, programs, technology, etc. at the Earlyworks Children's Museum; and
(11) Provide rules and regulations for its governance and the governance of its officials, employees and personnel under contract to it, and of any premises or property which may, from time to time, be in its custody provided such rules and regulations are in accordance with and do not conflict with or otherwise violate any provision of this Code or other ordinance or resolution of the city.
In the exercise of its power, the board shall have no power or authority to obligate the city beyond the amount appropriated by the city council for its purposes.
(Ord. No. 95-535, § 1(6), 8-10-1995; Ord. No. 25-197, §§ 2, 5, 3-27-2025)
