(A) The Mayor and City Council shall appoint five members to the Library Board, to serve with an equal number appointed by Phelps County. The members of the Library Board shall serve a four-year term of office. The Board shall serve without compensation. At the time of the Board’s first meeting in July of each year, the Board shall organize by selecting from its 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 Library Board shall have the authority to appoint a librarian and all other employees.
(B) 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. 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) 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. No member of the Library Board shall serve in the capacity of both the Chairperson and Secretary of the Board.
(2005 Code, § 2-201)