There is created a department of the county, which department shall be known and designated as department of museum of art. The functions of the department shall consist of and include administrative charge and control over all county matters relating to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art situated in Hancock Park, including the care, safeguarding and maintenance of all art exhibits, equipment and structural improvements directly relating to art exhibits, the administration and maintenance of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and other property hereafter acquired for or devoted to art in said museum. (Ord. 8969 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 8110 § 3 (part), 1961: Ord. 4099 Art. 13-C § 210.1, 1942.)

Subject to the supervision of the board of supervisors, the department of museum of art shall be under the regulation and control of Museum Associates, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the state of California, in all matters connected with the management, operation and maintenance of the buildings of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Said regulation and control shall be pursuant to those two certain contracts between the county of Los Angeles and Museum Associates, dated respectively 9 December, 1958, and 4 March, 1960, and Section 5137 of the Public Resources Code. (Ord. 8969 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 8110 § 3 (part), 1961: Ord. 4099 Art. 13-C § 210.2, 1942.)

In accordance with the contracts between the County and Museum Associates named in Section 2.92.020, the Museum Associates may select a director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which office is created. Insofar as it may do so without violating the provisions of the County Charter, the board of supervisors shall appoint, as director of the department of museum of art, the person so selected by the Museum Associates. In making such appointment, the board of supervisors shall comply in all respects with the civil service provisions of the County Charter. The board of directors of the Museum Associates may supervise the director. Subject to the general supervision of the Museum Associates, the administration and operation of the department of museum of art shall be under the direction and management of the director. (Ord. 8969 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 8110 § 3 (part), 1961: Ord. 4099 Art. 13-C § 210.3, 1942.)

Subject to the confirmation of the Museum Associates, and in compliance with the civil service provisions of the County Charter, the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art shall appoint all subordinate employees of the department. (Ord. 8110 § 3 (part), 1961: Ord. 4099 Art. 13-C § 210.4, 1942.)