A. The library board shall consist of nine members including the mayor of the City or his designee, and the superintendent of schools or his designee. The remaining seven members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the city commission and shall include one board member representing the Business and Professional Women's Club of Lovington, and one board member representing the Lea County Genealogical Society of Lovington and five members are to be chosen from the general population. Upon dissolution of either club, the position representing that club shall convert to an at-large position. At the discretion of the member presently holding that position, the member may be the appointee.
B. Each member of the board shall remain in office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The library board shall submit to the mayor three names for appointment for any vacancy on the board except in case of reappointment of a serving member of the board. When the library board is recommending the reappointment of one of its serving members it shall submit only the name of the serving member. If the mayor declines to reappoint the member, the library board shall submit three names to fill the vacancy.
C. The term of office for each member of the library board will be five years upon staggered terms with no limit to the number of terms served.
D. The terms of the board members shall expire on the January 31st of each year as applicable.
(Ord. 419, 1998; Ord. 370,1993; Ord. 350 (part), 1988: prior code § 3-2-2)