The board of directors of the public library heretofore created and now existing shall be continued. The members of the board in office on the date this charter as amended becomes effective, shall unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and their successors are appointed. The five members of the board shall be appointed, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10, Article I of the official Code of West Virginia as amended. Future appointments to the board of directors of the public library shall be made as follows: The Harrison county commission shall appoint a person to a five-year term beginning July 1, 1983, and such person so appointed shall reside outside the city limits of the city of Clarksburg; the Clarksburg city council shall appoint a person to a five-year term beginning July 1, 1984, and said person shall reside within the city of Clarksburg; the Harrison county board of education shall appoint a person to a five-year term beginning July 1, 1985, and said person shall reside outside the corporate limits of the city of Clarksburg. The Clarksburg city council shall appoint a person to a five-year term beginning on July 1, 1986 and July 1, 1987, and such person shall reside within the corporate limits of the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
The board of directors shall have the powers and shall perform all the duties conferred and required by general law.
The Clarksburg city council, the Harrison county commission and the Harrison county board of education shall jointly provide sufficient funds in their respective budgets for the adequate operation, maintenance and repair of the Clarksburg-Harrison county public library, and transfer such funds to the board of directors.
The board shall be known as the Clarksburg-Harrison county public library.
This charter amendment will not become effective until formal action is taken by the Harrison county commission and the Harrison county board of education agreeing to join with the city of Clarksburg in creating the new Clarksburg-Harrison county public library board. (Ord. 83- 17. Passed 7-21-83.)