[CC 1996 §120.160; CC 1977 §28.010]
There is hereby created by this Article a Library Board for
the City of Bowling Green consisting of nine (9) members to be appointed
by the Mayor of the City of Bowling Green with the consent and approval
of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Bowling Green. No member of
the City Government shall be a member of the Board.
[CC 1996 §120.170]
The Trustees shall hold office, one-third (⅓) for one
(1) year, one-third (⅓) for two (2) years and one-third (⅓)
for three (3) years from the first (1st) of July following their appointment
and at their first (1st) regular meeting shall cast lots for the respective
terms; and annually thereafter the Mayor, before the first (1st) of
July of each year, shall appoint three (3) Trustees who shall hold
office for three (3) years. The Mayor, by and with the consent of
the Board of Aldermen, may remove any Trustee for misconduct or neglect
of duty.
[CC 1996 §120.180]
Vacancies in the Board of Trustees, occasioned by removals,
resignations or otherwise, shall be reported to the proper official
and be filled in like manner as original appointments, except that
if the vacancy is an unexpired term, the appointment shall be made
for only the unexpired portion of that term. No member of the Board
shall serve for more than three (3) successive full terms and shall
not be eligible for further appointment to the Board until two (2)
years after the expiration of the third (3rd) term. No Trustee shall
receive compensation as such and no person shall be employed by the
Board who is related either by blood or by marriage to any Trustee
of the Board.
[Ord. No. 1994, 1-30-2024]
The librarian shall make. within eight (8) weeks after the end
of the fiscal year of the library, an annual report to the Board of
Trustees, stating the condition of the library and its services on
the last day of the fiscal year, the various sums of money received
from the Library Fund and from other sources, and how the moneys have
been expended and for what purposes, and such other statistics, information
and suggestions as may be of general interest. This report shall be
transmitted by the board to the proper official and governing body
of the City and a copy shall be transmitted at the same time of the
Missouri State Library.