2-6-3: BOARD OF TRUSTEES; APPOINTMENT AND TERM:
The city manager, with the advice and consent of the city commission, shall appoint a board of trustees for the public library. The library board shall consist of five (5) trustees. One, but not more than one, member of the city commission shall be a member of the board. Trustees shall serve without compensation, but their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties may be paid from library funds. Trustees shall hold their office for five (5) years from the date of appointment and until their successors are appointed. Trustees shall serve no more than two (2) full terms in succession. Appointments shall be staggered so that one trustee's term of office expires each year. Following such appointments, in July of each year, the trustees shall meet and elect a chairperson and other such officers as they deem necessary for one year terms. Vacancies on the board of trustees shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manners as original appointments. (Ord. 1715A, 12-3-2007)