There is hereby created a board designated as the Alamo Public Library Board 1 . Such Board shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the City. The City Manager and the library administrator, in their official capacities, shall be nonvoting ex officio members of said Library Board and may attend the meetings of said Library Board to offer counsel and advice. At least four (4) members of such Board shall be citizens of the City. (Ord. 1-18-94, 1-18-94)
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| 1 | 1. See Title 7, Chapter 2 of this Code for public library provisions. |
All seven (7) members of the Alamo Public Library Board shall serve a term of three (3) years or until their successors have been appointed and have qualified; provided, however, that said terms will be staggered so that four (4) members of the initial Board shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each and three (3) members for terms of two (2) years each, and all successive appointments thereafter shall be for terms of three (3) years each. Any member of the Board who shall miss three (3) consecutive meetings without good cause shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board, and the Board of Commissioners shall appoint another member to fill such vacancy. The members of said Board shall serve without compensation, except for such reimbursement of expenses as may be authorized by the Board of Commissioners. (Ord. 734, 6-15-82)
Immediately upon their appointment, the members of the Alamo Public Library Board shall meet and elect a president, vice president and secretary/treasurer and such other officers as they may deem advisable, each of whom shall serve for one year, or until a successor is elected and qualified, and shall perform the usual duties incumbent upon such office. The Alamo Public Library Board shall prescribe the duties of all officers elected by it and fill all vacancies occurring in such offices. At the first meeting of the Alamo Public Library Board, the majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum, and the Library Board shall pass rules and regulations to govern the conduct of its meetings and the transaction of its business. (Ord. 734, 6-15-82)
A. Supervision: The Alamo Public Library Board shall be and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to advise the City Manager, the library administrator and the City Commission concerning the management, administration, maintenance and operation of the Alamo Public Library as the Library Board shall deem best and proper, having in mind the best interest of the City, the Alamo Public Library, the administrative staff thereof, volunteer helpers and the public in general. Provided, however, that all employees working for the Alamo Public Library, other than volunteer workers, shall be employees of the City and shall be employed, appointed and terminated as other City employees.
B. Funds and Obligations: The Alamo Public Library Board shall not make or incur any expenditures not authorized by the Board of Commissioners of the City and shall have no power to bind or obligate the City for the payment of any money or performance of any obligation not previously authorized by the Board of Commissioners of the City. It is further provided that all funds of the Alamo Public Library shall be handled by the City as is the case with other City departments with separate accounts set up as needed and as authorized by the Board of Commissioners. (Ord. 1-18-94, 1-18-94)
C. Annual Budget: The Alamo Public Library Board is further authorized, empowered and directed to assist the library administrator in the preparation of the annual budget for the Alamo Public Library by making recommendations for items and amounts to be included in the budget which, in the opinion of the Board, are necessary in connection with the maintenance and future development of the Alamo Public Library.
D. Donations: It shall be a primary function of the Alamo Public Library Board, with the assistance of the library administrator, to solicit donations and grants of funds, books and other materials from the public-at-large as well as other governmental or quasi-governmental entities and to assist in the establishment and perpetuation of a volunteer workers' program to supplement the regular employed staff of the Alamo Public Library.
E. Annual Reports: The Alamo Public Library Board shall additionally render to the Board of Commissioners of the City annual reports of its operations together with its recommendations for improvement and extensions.
F. Bylaws: All bylaws, rules and regulations adopted by the Library Board for the government, administration, maintenance and operation of the Alamo Public Library shall be subject to the approval or disapproval of the Board of Commissioners of the City and shall be promptly submitted to said Board of Commissioners for approval or disapproval, in whole or in part, but shall be effective from and after the time of the adoption thereof by the Library Board. Said approval or disapproval of the Board of Commissioners as to any part thereof shall operate to suspend the effectiveness of such rejected or disapproved portion only. (Ord. 734, 6-15-82)