§ 90-18. Citizen support organizations.

(a)

Prior to conducting any operations on county-owned or managed lands, a citizen support organization (CSO) shall enter into a written agreement with the county. The agreement shall establish duties of the department and the CSO, including but not limited to the requirements set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of this section. The agreement may grant a CSO certain permissions consistent with this article and the department's mission, such as artifact excavation and monument erection.

(b)

The department and a CSO shall each have the authority to terminate a written agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) with and without cause. Upon termination or expiration of such written agreement, a CSO shall, within 15 days, cease operations on county-owned or managed lands and remove any reference to the department or county-owned or managed lands from its entity name.

(c)

Between September 15 and September 30 of each year, each CSO shall provide the department with the following:

(1)

A balance sheet and supporting financial statements for the ending current fiscal year;

(2)

The CSO's budget for the upcoming fiscal year;

(3)

The CSO's most recent federal Internal Revenue Service return of organization exempt from income tax form (Form 990);

(4)

The CSO's annual goals and objectives;

(5)

An evaluation of the CSO's operations and programs for the ending current fiscal year; and

(6)

A list of the CSO's current officers.

(d)

The department shall annually make the information obtained from each CSO pursuant to subsection (c) available on the department's website.

(e)

The reporting requirements in subsection (c) apply equally to CSOs in existence before and after the effective date of this section 90-18. A CSO with a current, active written operating agreement with the county as of the effective date of this section, however, is not required to enter into a new agreement with the county and otherwise comply with this section to the extent such compliance is inconsistent with the CSO's current agreement until the current agreement expires or is terminated by the CSO or county.

(Ord. No. 10-44, § 1, 9-28-10; Ord. No. 16-40, § 19, 7-19-16)