There is hereby established the county library system, which shall be operated in accordance with the requirements of Act 564 of the 1978 Acts and Joint Resolutions of the South Carolina General Assembly. The county library system shall be controlled and managed by a board of trustees (herein called the “board”) consisting of 11 resident electors of the county, who shall be appointed by the county council for terms of 4 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; except that 5 of the initial appointees shall be appointed for 2-year terms as hereinafter provided. To the extent feasible, members shall be appointed from all geographical areas of the county. Members of the present board of trustees who were appointed to such board pursuant to the provisions of Act 247 of the 1961 Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly shall serve as members of the board established by this section in accordance with the following schedule: The 2 members whose terms expire June 30, 1980, the member whose term expires on June 30, 1981, and the 2 members whose terms expire on June 30, 1982, shall each be reappointed for 4-year terms; 1 new member shall be appointed for a 4-year term, and 5 new members shall be appointed for 2-year terms. All such terms shall begin on July 1, 1979. Beginning on that date, no member of the board shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term, and any member may be removed for cause by the appointing power.
(1976 Code, § 12-21) (Ord. 724, § 1)
Statutory reference:
See Act 564 of 1978 for related provisions, see S.C. Code §§ 4-9-35 et seq.