(A) The County Board of Trustees of Wake County Public Libraries, as it presently exists and as it is presently constituted shall continue to exist and be so constituted, but shall, henceforth, be known as and be referred to as the County Library Commission.
(B) The County Library Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To review and recommend long- and short-term proposed library service policies, programs and regulations, including automation, projects, developed by and with the library staff, to the County Board of Commissioners;
(2) To make recommendations concerning library buildings and the property to the Board of Commissioners;
(3) To review and recommend proposed schedules of fines and charges for late returns of, failure to return, damage to and loss of library materials, and other measures developed by and with the library staff to protect and to regulate the use of the materials;
(4) To extend the privileges and use of the library system to nonresidents of the county on terms or conditions as the Library Commission may prescribe, subject to approval of the Board of County Commissioners;
(5) To review and approve submission of an annual report to the state, Division of Cultural Resources, pursuant to G.S. § 125-5; and
(6) To advise and assist the county administration and the Board of County Commissioners on any other policy or program concern relative to the county library system including, but not limited to, fund raising, public relations and volunteerism.
(Ord. O-96-12, passed 3-20-1996)