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<br />METROPOLITAN MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES <br />December 9, 2014 <br /> <br />Present Museum Staff Present <br />David Barnhart, Chair Sarah Suverkrup Mundy, Museum Director <br />Chuck Wilson, Vice Chair (A 4:03pm) Toni Kinsman, Sr. Office Specialist <br />Mary Hughes Ann Lovell, Sr. Admin. Analyst <br />Elio Palacios, Jr. Margie Haupt, Arts & Culture Director <br />Bud Minton <br />Absent <br />Surekha (Sue) Acharya <br />Dorothy Fadakar Holly Redfern <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:01p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />The minutes from November 18, 2014 were approved without corrections. <br />Motion: C. Wilson <br />Second: M. Hughes <br />Ayes: All <br /> <br />CHAIRMAN’S REPORT <br />New Board member Fatemeh (Dorothy) Fadakar was introduced. <br /> <br />REPORT ON MUSEUM OPERATIONS <br />Ann Lovell was introduced as the Museum’s new Senior Administrative Analyst. Recruitment for the <br />Office Specialist position is underway. The two Associate Curators of Collections have been selected <br />and being processed for background checks. <br /> Arts and Cultural Affairs Division (ACAD) update <br />1. <br />The written report was included with the Board packet. M. Haupt reported that she is reviewing <br />th <br />applications for the Project Coordinator position. The Fox Foundation’s event for the 75 <br />Anniversary of Gone with the Wind is now on sale. The Fox Foundation subsidizes the 350 balcony <br />seats for the Students on Broadway program. The Home for the Holidays pet adoption event was <br />cancelled due to rain. Assistant City Manager Belinda Graham announced her retirement as of <br />thth <br />December 25 with a farewell reception held December 18. The retirement reception for City <br />th <br />Manager Scott Barber will be December 15 in the Mayor’s Ceremonial Room. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS <br />No action items at this time. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> RMM Exhibitions Committee- <br />2.no meeting was held. <br /> <br /> RMM Collections Committee- <br />3. A report to the Museum Board from the October and November <br />meetings with objects for approval was presented. The items were motioned for approval. <br />Motion: <br /> C. Wilson <br />Second: <br /> S. Acharya <br />Ayes: <br /> All <br />D. Barnhart made an announcement that vacancies on the sub-committees need to be filled by Board <br />members. <br /> <br /> <br />