FY2024 adopted budget book — official finance index

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MUSEUM 
Function 
Division 66100 funds the Smyrna History Museum. The Museum Manager position is budgeted 
here. The Smyrna History Museum aims to engage present and future generations in the history 
and preservation of Smyrna and surrounding communities. The museum is an educational 
facility that physically preserves historic objects and documents and shares them with the 
community through exhibits and programming. 
The Museum Manager is supervised by the Library Director. In concert with the Library Director 
and City Administration, the Museum Manager oversees all museum functions including 
policies, staffing, volunteers, exhibits, marketing, collections care, and programming. The 
manager is responsible for periodically updating the Smyrna Historical Society Board on 
museum events and policies. 
Major Goals & Objectives 
• Continue to professionally catalog the Museum’s collections. 
• Set up permanent storage racks in the main collection storage area. 
• Advertise and promote the City of Smyrna through various activities. 
• Prepare field trip treatments for local schools. 
• Update the Jonquil City Historic Trail. 
• Expand on the monthly pop-up crafts events for kids. 
• Develop hands-on history trunks for young children.  
Performance Measures 
• Increase museum visitation numbers. 
• Increase museum volunteers. 
• Increase educational partnerships with local schools and groups through programming. 
• Increase participation in our cemetery care workshops. 
 
 
 
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