The Haines Sheldon Museum Board is investigating the legality of a proposed “staff bonus program” that would supplement museum employee salaries with a percentage of contributions from fundraisers.
The board briefly discussed the draft proposal, floated by museum executive director Helen Alten, at a meeting Tuesday.
According to the proposal, for museum fundraisers with a pre-set monetary goal, any money raised exceeding the goal would be split evenly between staff and the museum. “The money…
