Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 20, 2012 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Don Turner SUBJECT: Crestview Historical Preservation Group Request to Place Items in Crestview Courthouse DEPARTMENT: Facility Maintenance BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request Board approval to grant the Crestview Historical Preservation Group's Project Committee the authority to determine what historical artifacts to display in the designated areas of the Crestview courthouse as indicated on the attachment. BACKGROUND: Members of the Project Committee of the Crestview Historical Preservation Group (CHPG) presented a proposal to the Board at the 11/6/2012 BCC meeting regarding displaying artifacts of historical significance to Okaloosa County in certain designated areas of the Crestview Courthouse and requested the Board to consider granting them exclusive authority to choose what artifacts to display. The artifacts will primarily be copies of photographs, maps, and documents of historical significance dating from before the formation of Okaloosa County on June 3, 1915 and continuing throughout the early history of the county. The artifacts will be copies of items from a variety of sources; however, will have no market value for insurance purposes. The Crestview Historical Preservation Group has allocated up to $6,000 to fund the initial phase of the project. The CHPG will be entirely responsible for providing all future funding for the maintenance and care of the displayed collection and no liability of any kind will ever accrue to Okaloosa County or the BCC arising from any element of this display. The CHPG will display their artifacts on the corridor walls on the first floor of the Crestview courthouse as indicated on the attached floor plan. The CHPG will work with the county's Facilities Maintenance Division Director to coordinate and install the display. The manner in which each artifact will be displayed must be approved in advance by the FM Division Director. No current displays of any other groups will be disturbed by this action. RECOMMENDATIONS: Request Board approval to grant the Crestview Historical Preservation Group's Project Committee the authority to determine what historical artifacts to display in the designated areas of the Crestview courthouse as indicated on the attachment. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: James D. Curry, County Administrator