The library of the city shall be known as the Beaumont Public
Library System. Branches thereof may be established by the city council
upon recommendation of the library commission or city manager.
(1958 Code, sec. 18-3; Ordinance
78-110, sec. 1, adopted 11/28/78; Ordinance 01-035, sec. 1, adopted 5/1/01; 1978 Code, sec. 16-3)
It shall be unlawful for a nonresident of the city to check
out any item from the Beaumont Public Library unless such person holds
a nonresident card issued under the following terms and conditions:
(1)
A nonresident individual card at a cost of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
per year will entitle the holder to check out a maximum of ten (10)
items at any one (1) time if otherwise allowed by existing rules for
each item.
(2)
A nonresident family card at a cost of forty dollars ($40.00) per
year will entitle the holder to check out a maximum of fifteen (15)
items at any one time if otherwise allowed by existing rules for each
item.
(1958 Code, sec. 18-9; Ordinance
75-54, sec. 1, adopted 9/2/75; Ordinance 78-110, sec. 1, adopted 11/28/78; Ordinance 91-17, sec. 1, adopted 2/26/91; Ordinance 03-103, sec. 1, adopted 12/9/03; Ordinance 05-011, sec. 1, adopted 1/25/05; 1978 Code, sec. 16-9; Ordinance 17-053, secs. 1–2, adopted 7/25/17)
(a)
Unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail
to return library materials borrowed from the Beaumont Public Library
System.
(b)
Evidence of violation.
In any prosecution charging a violation of subsection (a) of this section, proof that, (1) the library materials were to be returned on a date specified, (2) notice was given by depositing in the United States mail said notice addressed to the person who borrowed the library materials sent to his address as shown on the records of the library and stating that the materials were not returned on the date specified, and (3) the library materials are not returned to the Beaumont Public Library within twenty (20) days, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie case establishing violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(Ordinance 78-110, sec. 1, adopted 11/28/78; Ordinance 01-035, sec. 1, adopted 5/1/01; 1978
Code, secs. 16-10–16-13)
(a)
The library administrator shall charge a daily late charge to those
persons whose cards are used to check out materials which are returned
after the applicable loan period. The loan period, daily late charge
and maximum late charge for each item shall be as follows:
|
Item
|
Loan Period
|
Daily Late Charge
|
Maximum Late Charge
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Books (all materials except for DVDs)
|
Two weeks with one renewal for two weeks
|
$0.15
|
Replacement cost
|
|
DVDs
|
One week/nonrenewable
|
$1.00
|
Replacement cost
|
(b)
The loan periods may be renewed by staff as long as no holds are
present on the item.
(c)
The director shall, in addition to any late charge imposed by this
section, charge a processing fee of five dollars ($5.00) for hardback
books and two dollars ($2.00) for paperback books, which is not refundable,
for lost or damaged materials.
(Ordinance 80-8, sec. 1, adopted 1/29/80; Ordinance 82-92, sec. 1, adopted 8/24/82; Ordinance 83-131, sec. 1, adopted 10/11/83; Ordinance 91-17, sec. 2, adopted 2/26/91; Ordinance 01-035, sec. 1, adopted 5/1/01; Ordinance 01-060, sec. 1, adopted 8/21/01; Ordinance 03-103, sec. 2, adopted 12/9/03; Ordinance 05-011, sec. 2, adopted 1/25/05; 1978
Code, sec. 16-14; Ordinance 07-039, sec. 2, adopted 4/3/07; Ordinance 17-053, secs. 3–4, adopted 7/25/17)
The rental rate for the use of a meeting room shall be ten dollars
($10.00) an hour with a minimum use of one (1) hour. If food is to
be served, a refundable deposit of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall
be paid in advance of the use.
(Ordinance 83-131, sec. 1, adopted 10/11/83; Ordinance 01-035, sec. 1, adopted 5/1/01; 1978
Code, sec. 16-15; Ordinance 17-053, sec. 5, adopted 7/25/17)
