(A) The Library Board shall be appointed or elected. The governing body shall, by ordinance, adopt the manner in which the five members of the Board are to be chosen. If the members are to be chosen by appointment, the nominated members must receive a majority vote of the governing body. If the members are to be elected, the usual election procedures of the municipality shall be followed. The Board shall consist of five members who shall be residents of the municipality. The members of the Library Board shall serve a four-year term of office as specified by state statutes. The Board shall serve without compensation and may be required, in the discretion of the governing body, to give a bond in a sum set by resolution of the governing body and conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties. At the time of the Board’s first meeting in July of each year, the Board shall organize by selecting from their number a Chairperson and Secretary. 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 Municipal Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection at any reasonable time. A majority of the Board members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Board shall meet at such times as the governing body may designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson or any three members of the Board.
(B) The Library Board shall have the authority to appoint a librarian and all other employees. It shall be the duty of the board to have general charge of the municipal library and to establish appropriate rules and regulations for the management, operation and use of the same. The Board shall have supervisory authority over all employees of the library including the librarian. All actions of the Board shall be subject to the review and supervision of the governing body. The Board shall be responsible for making such reports and performing such additional duties as the governing body may designate from time to time.
(C) (1) No member of the governing body shall serve as a member of the library board while serving a term of office as a member of the governing body.
(2) No member of the Library Board shall serve in the capacity of both the Chairperson and Secretary of the Board.
(1976 Code, § 2-201) (Ord. 668, passed 9-17-1981)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 51-202