Donor offers to fund fixed exhibit of political memorabilia; committee to craft MOU

A committee member proposed installing a fixed display case (no moving parts) to hold political buttons, license plates and ephemera and offered to fund its construction and installation. "My thought is it will be a fixed to in that cavity... it's gonna have to be fixed in there, and my concept is it'll be permanent," the speaker said, and offered to help fund ongoing upkeep.

Committee staff flagged liability, insurance and whether a permanent fixture should be authorized by statute or treated as a rotating exhibit. Members asked staff to draft an MOU or management agreement that would specify maintenance responsibilities, funding for repairs and whether state taxpayer funds could be used for upkeep; the Department of Administration said it could prepare a draft MOA for committee review.