[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Baldwin 8-31-1964 by Ord. No. 285. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created a Board of Library Directors consisting
of seven members who are residents of the Borough of Baldwin and who
shall serve without compensation. The members of the said Board of
Library Directors shall be appointed by the Borough Council, the first
members to be appointed in the following manner: Two members are to
be appointed for a term of one year; two members are to be appointed
for a term of two years; and three members are to be appointed for
a term of three years. All appointments to fill the places of those
whose terms expire shall be for a term of three years. Vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired terms. All members shall serve until their
successors have been appointed.
The Board of Library Directors shall organize as soon as may
be possible after appointment by electing a President, Secretary and
Treasurer from its membership and such other officers and agents as
the Board may deem necessary.
The Board of Library Directors shall have all the powers, duties
and responsibilities as are prescribed by the Act of June 14, 1961,
P.L. 324, known as "The Library Code,"[1] and shall have the further power to adopt such rules and
regulations for its own organization and procedure as are necessary
and are consistent with the ordinances of the Borough of Baldwin and
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 24 P.S. § 4101 et seq.
