[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Framingham 1-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-006 as Art. II, Sec. 8, of the General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
There shall be a Board of Library Trustees which shall consist of 12 Trustees nominated and elected by voters of the municipality at large. The term of office for the 12 Library Trustees shall be for four years each, beginning on the first day of January in the year following their election, and continuing until their successors have been qualified. The terms of office shall be so arranged that six Trustees shall be elected at each regular municipal election.
B. 
As soon as practicable after the Library Trustees elect have been qualified following each regular municipal election, the Board of Library Trustees shall organize by electing one of the Trustees to serve as Chair, one to serve as Vice Chair and one to serve as Clerk, each for a two-year term. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Library Trustees, regulate its proceedings and shall decide all questions of order. The Chair shall appoint all members of all subcommittees, whether special or standing.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 2.
No member of the Board of Library Trustees shall hold any position in the Library Department for which a salary is payable from the municipal treasury, except positions receiving a stipend. No former member of the Board of Library Trustees shall hold any compensated position in the Library Department until at least one year after the date on which the member's service on the Board of Library Trustees has terminated.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 2.
The members of the Board of Library Trustees shall receive no salary for their services. Subject to prior authorization by the Trustees, the Library Trustees shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 2.
The Board of Library Trustees shall have all powers as provided by the General Laws and any additional powers and duties that may be assigned by the Charter, by ordinance, or otherwise and are not inconsistent with the Charter. The powers and duties of the Board of Library Trustees shall include the following:
A. 
To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of the municipality's libraries and for conducting the business of the Board of Library Trustees as may be considered necessary or desirable;
B. 
To advise and make recommendation to the Mayor for an annual operating budget for the Library Department. The Library Trustees shall advise the Mayor on all matters concerning the Library Department, equipment and, buildings and grounds;
C. 
To recommend to the Mayor for appointment a candidate for Library Director;
D. 
To accept donations and manage funds in its trust;
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To have the care and custody of the main library and such branch libraries as may be established; and
F. 
To expend such amounts as the Council may appropriate.
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Text derives from Charter Art. IV, § 2.
The Trustees shall keep on file the annual report of the City and similar reports of the former Town of Framingham and shall cause such reports to be substantially bound and lettered. They shall also have copies of all reports submitted to the City Clerk and transmitted to the Library Director properly preserved and made available for review.
The Library Trustees shall make an annual report to the City, which shall give a full financial statement of all receipts and expenditures, the number of books added, the number circulated at each library, and any other information they may desire to bring before the City.