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LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I. NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1.1. Name. Library Advisory Board ("Board").
Section 1.2. Purpose. The Board is established for the purpose of participating in the
update of the Long Range Plan for the Library and to serve to promote library prog rams
and services in the community. See Ordinance Chapter 2.72.
ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP
Section 2.1. Number of Members. The Board will be composed of seven (7) Members.
Section 2.2. Eligibility. All Members shall reside in the corporate City limits or
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
Section 2.3. Appointment of Board Members. Members of the Board shall be
appointed pursuant to and in accordance with the City Charter.
Section 2.4. Terms of Office. Generally, terms of office for each Member shall be two
(2)years. Generally, a Member may serve two (2) consecutive terms. Refer to Ordinance
Section 2.36.030A for additional provisions regarding terms of office.
Section 2.5. Vacancies. Vacancies that occur during a term shall be filled as soon as
reasonably possible and in the same manner as an appointment in accordance with the
City Charter. If possible, the Member shall continue to serve until the vacancy is filled.
An appointment to fill a vacated term is not included as a term for purposes of counting
consecutive terms.
Section 2.6. Compensation and Expenditure of Funds. Members serve without
compensation. The Board and its Members have no authority to expend funds or to
incur or make an obligation on behalf of the City unless authorized and approved by
the City Council. Members may be reimbursed for expenses authorized and ap proved
by the City Council and the Board.
Library Advisory Board Bylaws
Revised March 2015
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