Chapter 21 – Library Board Of Trustees

CHAPTER 21 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 21.01 Public Library 21.07 Nonresident Use 21.02 Library Trustees 21.08 Expenditures 21.03 Qualifications of Trustees 21.09 Annual Report 21.04 Organization of the Board 21.10 Injury to Books or Property 21.05 Powers and Duties 21.11 Theft 21.06 Contracting with Other Libraries 21.12 Notice Posted 21.01 PUBLIC LIBRARY. The public library for the City is known as the Springmier Community Library. It is referred to in this chapter as the Library. 21.02 LIBRARY TRUSTEES. The Board of Trustees of the Library, hereinafter referred to as the Board, consists of eight members. Three board members are appointed by the Mayor, with approval of the Council. 21.03 QUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES. All members of the Board shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the City or Clear Creek Amana School district. Members shall be over the age of eighteen (18) years. 21.04 ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD. The organization of the Board shall be as follows: 1. Term of Office. All appointments to the Board shall be for six years, except to fill vacancies. Each term shall commence on July 1. Appointments shall be made every two years of one-third the total number or as near as possible, to stagger the terms. 2. Vacancies. The position of any Trustee shall be vacated if such member moves permanently from the City or is absent from six (6) consecutive regular meetings of the Board, except in the case of sickness or temporary absence from the City. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by names submitted by the Board with approval of the Mayor, and the new Trustee shall fill out the unexpired term for which the appointment is made. 3. Compensation. Trustees shall receive no compensation for their services. 21.05 POWERS AND DUTIES. The Board shall have and exercise the following powers and duties: 1. Officers. To meet and elect from its members a President, a Secretary, and such other officers as it deems necessary. 2. Physical Plant. To have charge, control and supervision of the Library, its appurtenances, fixtures and rooms containing the same. 3. Charge of Affairs. To direct and control all affairs of the Library. 4. Hiring of Personnel. To employ a Librarian, and authorize the Librarian to employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the proper management of the Library, and fix their compensation; provided, however, that prior to such employment, the compensation of the Librarian, assistants and employees shall have been fixed and approved by a majority of the members of the Board voting in favor thereof. 5. Removal of Personnel. To remove the Librarian, by a two-thirds vote of the Board, and provide procedures for the removal of the assistants or employees for misdemeanor,