(A) The Library Advisory Board shall be chosen by appointment by a majority vote of the members of the City Council. The Board shall consist of five members who shall be residents of the city. The members of the Library Advisory Board shall serve a four-year term of office. In case of vacancies by resignation, removal, illness or any other reason, the City Council shall immediately appoint a new member to the Board for the unexpired vacated term. The Board shall serve without compensation.
(B) At the time of the Board's first meeting in October of each year, the Board shall organize by selecting from its number a Chairperson, Vice-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 City 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 times as the City Council may designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson, or any three members of the Board.
(C) The members of the Board shall have powers and perform duties as may be conferred upon and required of them by the City Council. The Board is an advisory board, thus having only those powers and duties to advise and recommend to the City Council, City Manager, and Library Director as are granted to it by the City Council. It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the City Council on the establishment of appropriate rules and regulations for the management, operation, and use of the same.
(D) No member of the City Council shall serve as a member of the Library Advisory Board while serving a term of office as a member of the City Council. No member of the Library Advisory Board shall serve in the capacity of both the Chairperson and Secretary of the Board.
(Prior Code, § 2-110) (Ord. 2007-2794, passed 6-4-2007)