A. The Catoosa Public Library shall be governed by a board of five (5) members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. Appointments to the library board shall be made on the basis of ability, understanding of the total responsibilities and objectives of public libraries, and an active interest in the attainment of these goals. All library board members shall serve thereon without compensation.
B. Said board members shall hold office as follows: Initial appointments shall be for one 1-year term, two (2) 2-year terms, and two (2) 3-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for three (3) year terms except in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, which appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term which is vacant. No person shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms, without at least a one year interval between the completion of the second term and being appointed to another term. All terms of initial and succeeding appointments shall expire June 30 of the designated year.
C. Any board member may be removed by the appointing authority for misconduct, failure to attend board meetings, or other neglect of duty.
D. Immediately after the initial appointments and annually thereafter, the library board members shall meet and organize by an election of one of their number as chairman, and by the election of such other officers as they deem necessary. They may adopt such laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and government of the library as may be expedient and not inconsistent with this chapter and the laws of the state of Oklahoma.
E. The library board shall appoint a librarian and shall recommend an annual budget to the governing body of the city. It shall set the policies of the library, accept or decline gifts, and administer the expenditure of funds received from appropriations, gifts and grants. The library board may contract for and receive funds available to it for library purposes from the United States, the state of Oklahoma, and any agency or instrumentalities of these entities.
F. The library board shall submit an annual financial and statistical report to the mayor and city council and to the Oklahoma department of libraries for each fiscal year ending June 30. The report shall include an accounting for monies received and expended and such other statistics about library use, collections and staff which may be deemed necessary to account for their trust. (Ord. 2012-265-C.1, 9-4-2012)