Subd. 1. Establishment and Composition. A Library Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the city, who shall serve staggered three-year terms.
Subd. 2. Organization, Meetings. The Commission shall, at its first meeting in each calendar year, elect from among its members a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson, a Secretary and such other officers as it may determine. The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month, shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall furnish a copy of the minutes to the Council as soon as reasonably possible after the date of the meeting.
Subd. 3. Powers and Duties. The Commission shall have the duty of operating the Redwood Falls Public Library. It shall recommend to the Council the hiring of a Library Director and such other persons as it deems necessary for the operation of the library. The Library Director shall, at all times, be subject to the direction and policies of the Council and the City Administrator, shall be in immediate control and supervision of the City Library, and shall be responsible for the faithful performance of the duties of the Library Director and the duties of other employees to the Council, City Administrator and to the Library Commission.
Subd. 4. Budget. Each year, the Commission shall submit to the City Administrator a statement of its anticipated disbursements for the City Library and the properties under its management and control for the calendar year commencing on the first business day of January thereafter. This budget shall be submitted on a schedule consistent with that required for the overall city budget.
(Am. Ord. 27, Fourth Series, passed 10-2-2012)