§ 32.050 LIBRARY; ESTABLISHED.

   There is hereby established a public library and reading room which shall be permanently maintained by the city for the use of all inhabitants of the city, and it shall be known as the Columbus Public Library.

(Prior Code, § 32.065)

§ 32.051 BOARD; CREATED.

   (A)   There is hereby created a Public Library Board to consist of at least five members who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the City Council, from residents of the city, of which Board neither the Mayor nor any member of the City Council shall be a member.

   (B)   The Mayor may appoint, with the consent of the City Council, one of the five members of the Board, a nonresident of the city, residing in the county, during such term as the city has in place an interlocal agreement for library services with the county. The members of the Board shall hold their office for a term of four years.

   (C)   In case of vacancies by resignation, removal or otherwise, the Mayor, with the consent of the City Council, shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. No member shall receive any pay or compensation for any such services rendered as a member of such Board.

(Prior Code, § 32.066) (Ord. 89-20, passed 6-19-1989; Ord. 02-38, passed 8-19-2002; Ord. 12-13, passed 10-1-2012; Ord. 13-04, passed 4-1-2013)

§ 32.052 BYLAWS.

   Provide that the members shall adopt and maintain bylaws which shall govern the organization and function of the Board.

(Prior Code, § 32.067)

§ 32.053 POWERS.

   The members shall have such powers as are set forth in the statutes of the state and such as are herein or may hereafter be conferred upon them by the City Council by ordinance or resolution. The members shall select and appoint the Library Director to serve at the pleasure of the Board at a salary set by the city’s pay plan, subject to the applicable ordinances and rules governing city personnel.

(Prior Code, § 32.068)

§ 32.054 FUNDS; CONTROL.

   The Library Board shall have exclusive control of expenditures of all monies collected, donated or deposited to the credit of the Library Fund, and the Board is authorized to draw warrants upon the Fund, and the Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to pay all such warrants so drawn, signed by the President or Secretary of the Board.

(Prior Code, § 32.069)

§ 32.055 FUNDS; DISPOSITION OF.

   Funds collected or donated therefor shall be kept for the use of the Library, separate and apart from other funds of the city and in the hands of the City Finance Director-Treasurer, and all monies collected by the Library Board or any employees thereof in form of fines or fees shall be paid weekly to the City Clerk’s office and credited to the Public Library Fund.

(Prior Code, § 32.070)

§ 32.056 LIBRARY; USE OF.

   The Library established under the provision of this subchapter shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city, subject always to such reasonable regulations as the Library Board may adopt, and the Board may exclude from the use of the Library anyone who shall willfully violate or refuse to comply with the rules and regulations established for the government thereof. The Library Board shall have the power to fix and impose general rules, penalties and forfeitures for trespasses upon or injury to the library grounds, rooms, books or other property, or for failure to return any library item, or for violation of any bylaw or regulation, and the penalties imposed or accruing by any bylaw or regulation of the Library Board may be recovered in a civil action. Such action to be instituted in the name of the Library Board of the city. Money collected in such actions shall be forthwith placed in the treasury of the city to the credit of the Public Library Fund.

(Prior Code, § 32.071)

BOARD OF HEALTH

§ 32.070 MEMBERS; COMPENSATION.

   There is hereby created a Board of Health. The Board of Health shall have five members who shall consist of the following: The Mayor, who shall serve as Chairperson; the Police Chief, who shall serve as Secretary and quarantine officer; the City Physician, who shall serve as the medical advisor; the President of the City Council; and the Fire Chief. Appointments to this Health Board shall be automatic as follows: When the Mayor takes office; when the President of the City Council is elected by the City Council; and when the City Physician, Police Chief and Fire Chief are appointed and approved to their respective positions as otherwise required by this code. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the full and correct minutes and records of all meetings and to file the same with the City Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection at any reasonable time.

(Prior Code, § 32.085) (Ord. 20-31, passed 12-7-2020)