[Adopted 7-17-1901 by part of Ord. No. 503 (Ch. 29, Art. I, of the 1986 Code)]
[Amended 12-23-1927 by Ord. No. 1164; 5-28-1928 by Ord. No. 1184; 12-12-1955 by Ord. No. 1935; 8-8-1960 by Ord. No. 2048; 5-27-1963 by Ord. No.
2098; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2792]
A. A commission to be known as the "Oil City Library Commission" is
hereby created, which shall hereafter consist of no less than seven
and no more than 15 voting members, comprised as follows:
(1) One or two members of the Council of the City of Oil City, as determined
by the City Council, shall be elected annually by the membership of
the Council, to serve for a term of two years.
(2) Two members of the Belles Lettres Club in accordance with the bylaws
of said club. One member shall be appointed biannually, and each member
shall serve for a term of four years.
(3) Three members to be appointed by the City Manager of the City of
Oil City from the citizens at large of the City of Oil City, with
City Council approval. One member per year shall be appointed to serve
a three-year term. Upon the resignation of any member appointed from
the citizens at large of the City of Oil City, the City Manager shall
appoint their successors for the duration of the remaining term.
(4) One member to be appointed by each municipality paying an annual
residential fee based on the census and determined by the Library
Commission on a yearly basis, if one is desired by the governmental
entity. The appointed member must be from the citizens at large within
the municipality's taxing area and will serve for a term of two
years or until no longer a resident of that governmental taxing area.
(5) In the event that the County of Venango or the Oil City Area School
District participates in funding of library services in an amount
at least equal to the total of participating municipalities other
than the City of Oil City, it shall be entitled to appoint a member
to the Commission to a two-year term.
(6) One at-large Library Commissioner may be appointed from any of the
contributing municipalities to a two-year term on the Library Commission
upon a 2/3 vote of the Library Commissioners and the approval of the
City Manager.
(7) Up to two nonvoting members to serve in an advisory, fully participatory
and supporting role may be appointed to represent library supporters
in adjoining nonparticipating municipalities for a two-year term upon
a 2/3 vote of the Library Commission and the approval of the City
Manager. Such nonvoting members must be an Oil City Library circulation
card holder (member).
B. In order to effect the reorganization of the Commission in accordance
with the provisions of this section, the appointments of the present
acting members (two from City Council, two from the Belles Lettres
Club and three Oil City residents) shall continue to serve as members
of the Library Commission until such time as their current terms expire.
C. Forthwith, upon enactment of this section, any new members to the
Library Commission, as hereinabove provided, appointed from a governmental
entity paying an annual residential fee and any special project library
commission shall be accepted and voted on at the first quarterly meeting
of each year.
D. The Library Commission shall keep a full and complete record of all
of its proceedings and expenditures and make an annual report, in
written form, to the governmental entities represented on the Commission
by the first meeting of April of each year. It shall also make such
reports to the Council of the City of Oil City as may be required
by the City Manager or by resolution of the Council of the City of
Oil City.
[Adopted 3-17-1986 by Ord. No. 2444 (Ch. 29, Art. II, of
the 1986 Code)]
The Library Commission shall determine the use to be made of
the Library building and shall establish rules and regulations for
the use of the facilities.