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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-73-12-670 ORDINANCE NO. 7-3 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A LIBRARY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A LIBRARIAN; PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD AND LIBRARIAN; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE WILFUL INJURING OR DEFACING OF ANY BOOK, NEWSPAPER OR OTHER PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS: SECTION 1. CREATION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY. There is hereby created a city library to be known as the "Allen Public Library." SECTION 2. USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Use of the public library shall be free to all citizens of the City of Allen, Texas, and the surrounding area. SECTION 3. THE LIBRARY BOARD. There is hereby created a library board which shall be composed of five (5) members. Its officers shall consist of a chairman, vice chairman, a secretary and treasurer and such officers shall be selected by the members of the Board from its members. The object and purpose of the library board is to act as an advisory, policy-making board to the City and Council and librarian, relating to the establishment 9 CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 7 3 Page 2 and usage of the library, the nature of the services rendered or to be rendered by the librarian, the manner in which the library service may be coordinated with the services of the other libraries which render services to the citizens of the City, and such other manners as the Council may deem beneficial to the City of Allen. The members of the library borad shall be resident citizens of the City of Allen and the surrounding area, shall be taxpayers and qualified voters. All members of the library board shall be appointed by the City Council from a slate recommended by the library board. Vacancies on the library board occurring other than through the expiration of a term of office shall be filled by the City Council from recommendations from the board. Such appointees shall serve for that portion of the unexpired term remaining for the vacancy being filled. With the exception of the original appointment, the term of office shall be two (2) years. Two members shall be appointed in even numberedyears and three members appointed in odd numbered years. Appointments shall be made by the City Council at the first meeting of the Council in the month of May of each year. No person shall be reappointed to the board without having been retired from the board for at least one (1) year. Bylaws governing the board shall be promulgated by the board and shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. The bylaws of the board may be amended by a majority vote of the board with the approval of the City Council. CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 7-3 Page 3 SECTION 4. LIBRARIAN. The Librarian shall be the chief administrative officer of the public library and shall be appointed by the Library Board subject to the approval of the City Council. The Librarian shall be by profession a librarian and shall receive such compensation as shall be determined by the Library Board with the approval of the City Council. SECTION 5. LIBRARY HOURS. The library shall be kept open for the use of the citizens of the City of Allen and the surrounding area during such hours as may be fixed by the Librarian after consultation with the Library Board. SECTION 6. REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY General rules and regulations for the operation and use of the library shall be left to the direction of the Librarian with approval of the Library Board. Whoever wilfully injures or defaces any book, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet manuscript or other property belonging to the public library by writing, marking, tearing, breaking or otherwise mutilating and whoever shall wilfully detain any book, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet, manuscript or other property belonging to the public library for thirty 3 CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 7_3 Page 4 (30) days after notice in writing to return the same, given after the expiration of the time by which the rules of the library such property may be kept, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor, shall be fined an amount not more than $2$.00. SECTION 7. A registration card must be signed and on file in the library for each user of the library who desires to be loaned books and other library materials and equipment. SECTION 8. The caption of this ordinance shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Allen, Texas, and shall be effective immediately upon its adoption and such publication. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, on this the _Z day of��„��D , 1967. n ry T. iones, payer CORRECTLY RECORDED: A. C. story, City ycretary