(A) Establishment and composition. A Library Board composed of seven members, a majority of whom shall be residents of the city, is hereby established. Three members shall hold office for one year, two for two years and two for three years. A Library Board member shall not be eligible to serve more than three consecutive three-year terms. All appointments for a full term shall be made by the Mayor with the approval of the Council, and a member may be removed in the same manner for misconduct or neglect. Appointments to fill vacancies for an unexpired term shall be made by the Council. No more than one Council member shall be a member of the Board. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the discharge of Board duties and activities. This division (A) shall become effective from and after its passage and publication on May 12, 2011.
(B) Duties. The duties of the Board are as follows:
(1) To annually elect from its membership a President, Secretary and any other officers as it deems necessary; adopt rules and regulations for the government of the library and conduct of its business; appoint a qualified Library Director and other staff as necessary, establish compensation of employees and remove them for cause;
(2) To pay into the City Treasury all money received for the library and interest thereon, which shall be credited to the Library Fund and kept separate from the other money of the city, and paid out only upon approval of the Board;
(3) To have exclusive control of library grounds and rooms, the construction of library buildings, and to lease rooms for library use if it finds it to be necessary or desirable; and
(4) To annually report to the Council receipts and their sources, disbursements and for what purposes, the number of library materials on hand, purchased and loaned, and other information it deems advisable; and to file the information with the State Department of Education not later than April 1 of each year.
(C) Title to property. All property given, granted, conveyed, donated, devised or bequeathed to, or otherwise acquired by, the city for a library shall vest in and be held in the name of the city, and any conveyance, grant, donation, devise, bequest or gift made to, or in the name of, the library or Library Board shall be deemed to have been made directly to the city.
(1989 Code, § 2.31) (Ord. 60, 2nd. Ser., passed 5-3-2011)