[Ord. 986, passed 4-15-1963; Ord. 1609, passed 2-6-1980]
(a) 
There is hereby created and established in and for the Municipality a Board of Directors of the Penn Hills Library, a free, public, nonsectarian library, which Board shall have full and complete control over the operation and conduct of the Public Library, including the effort to get such a library established.
(b) 
The Board of Directors shall Consist of Seven Members. Directors shall be residents, property owners or those whose business or professional place of business is located in the Municipality. However, not more than two of the total number of Board members shall be nonresidents.
[Ord. 1609, passed 2-6-1980]
The members of the Board of Library Directors shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council.
[Ord. 986, passed 4-6-1970]
The Board of Library Directors for the first year shall be composed of two members who shall be appointed for a term of three years, two members who shall be appointed for a terms of two years, and three members who shall be appointed for a term of one year. As each member's term expires the succeeding appointment shall be for a period of three years.
[Ord. 986, passed 4-6-1970]
The Board of Library Directors, when appointed, shall organize by electing a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
[Ord. 986, passed 4-6-1970]
Prior to the expiration of one year from the date of this section (Ordinance 986, passed April 6, 1970), the Board of Library Directors shall have adopted by-laws.
[Ord. 986, passed 4-6-1970; Ord. 1604, passed 2-6-1980]
The Board of Library Directors shall be responsible for the operations of the Public Library. The affairs of the Library shall be under the exclusive control of the Board, which shall control all funds given or appropriated for the establishment and/or maintenance of such Library, if any, received from other sources for its use, and which shall direct the disbursement of such funds and the hiring and discharging of employees as are necessary for the proper operation of the Library. If the Municipality appropriates money to the Library then the number of employees shall be within the provisions of the amount set out in the annual budget enacted by Council.
The Board shall also control the establishment of Library memberships and the report and remittance of charges collected. If the Library receives Municipal appropriations, the Board shall make an annual report to Council of the moneys received by such Library from the Municipality and the disposition made thereof, and the accounts of the Treasurer of the Board shall be audited as in the case of other Municipal expenditures. In addition, the Board shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Library, including the hours that the Library shall be open.
[Ord. 986, passed 4-6-1970]
If Council appropriates money to the Public Library, then title to all the property of the Library, including real estate, personal property, funds and accounts, shall be in the Government of the Municipality.
[Res. 22-1969, passed 7-7-1969]
The Treasurer of the Penn Hills Public Library shall be required to give a satisfactory surety bond to the Municipality in the amount of $2,000.