Vacancies shall be declared in the office of a trustee by the Board when the trustee declines or is unable to serve or is absent without cause from all regular Board meetings for a period of one year, or is convicted of a misdemeanor for failing, neglecting or refusing to discharge any duty imposed upon a trustee by the Illinois Library Act (ILCS Ch. 75, Act 5, § 5-1-.01 et seq.) or becomes a nonresident of the city, or who fails to pay the library taxes levied by the corporate authorities. Vacancies in the Board of Trustees shall be reported to the Mayor and be filled by the Mayor in like manner as original appointments.
(1993 Code, § 20-1-4)
Statutory reference:
See similar provisions, ILCS Ch. 75, Act 5, § 4-4