The Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library of the Borough
of Spotswood shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be
the Mayor, one who shall be the Superintendent of Schools of the Borough,
and five citizens to be appointed by the Mayor, of which at least
four shall be residents of the Borough. The appointments shall be
for terms of one, two, three, four and five years respectively, as
they may be selected by the Mayor.
Upon the expiration of the term of office of any Trustee, the
Mayor shall appoint a citizen for a term of five years in the same
manner as the original appointment was made. Vacancies occurring in
the Board shall be filled for the unexpired term only in the same
manner as the original appointments were made.
The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Library Director
who shall be the executive officer of the Board. His duties shall
be to direct and supervise all staff members in the performance of
their duties, to submit monthly and annual reports to the Board of
Trustees and to recommend to the Board policies and procedures which
will promote the efficiency of the library in its services to the
people of the community.
Amendments to rules may be proposed at any regular meeting,
but may become effective only after a favorable vote at any subsequent
meeting. Rules may be temporarily suspended by a unanimous vote of
all the Trustees present at any meeting, and the vote of such suspensions
shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered in the official record.