[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Colonial Heights 8-4-1975 as Ch. 2, Secs. 2-18 and 2-19,
of the 1975 Code and 8-17-1976 by Ord. No. 76-32; amended in its entirety
10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 15-18. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REFERENCES
Department of Law — See Ch.
10.
Courts not of record — See Ch.
19.
A Law Library Committee is hereby established
consisting of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Colonial Heights,
the Commonwealth's Attorney of the City of Colonial Heights, the City
Attorney of the City of Colonial Heights and two members of the Virginia
State Bar who have their principal offices in the City of Colonial
Heights. The Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Colonial Heights
shall appoint said two members of the Virginia State Bar, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Court, and the Chief Judge shall also
designate the person to be in charge of the day-to-day operation of
the library.
A.Â
Pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 42.1 of the Code of
Virginia, 1950, as amended, the City of Colonial Heights, a municipal
corporation of the Commonwealth, does hereby assess, as part of the
costs incident to each civil action filed in the General District
Court of the city, the sum of $2 and, in the Circuit Court of the
City of Colonial Heights, the sum of $2.
B.Â
Such assessments shall be collected by the Clerk of
the Court in which the action is filed and remitted to the Director
of Finance of the City of Colonial Heights subject to disbursements
by the City Council for the acquisition of law books, law periodicals
and computer legal research services and equipment for the establishment,
use and maintenance of a law library, which shall be open for the
use of the public, and such disbursements may include compensation
to be paid to the librarians and other necessary staff for the maintenance
of such library and acquisition of suitable quarters for such library.
The compensation of such librarians and necessary staff and the cost
of suitable quarters for such library shall be fixed by the City Council
and paid out of the funds created by the imposition of this assessment.
[Amended 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16-20]
C.Â
The assessment provided for herein shall be in addition
to all other costs prescribed by law but shall not apply to any action
to which the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or
the federal government, is a party and in which the costs are assessed
against the Commonwealth, political subdivision thereof or the federal
government.
The public library of the City shall be under the general control
and management of the City Manager, who shall appoint a Librarian
to administer the day-to-day operations of the library.
The Librarian shall manage the library, employ staff for established
positions, direct the activities of staff, prepare the budget in consultation
with the City Manager, keep suitable financial records of the library,
select and purchase books, library materials and supplies, prepare
and release all library publicity, stimulate the growth of library
service, and perform any other duty that the City Manager assigns.
Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the Librarian shall
take the oath of office for the faithful performance of his duties.
All moneys received on account of or for the library shall be
paid into the City treasury at such times as shall be prescribed by
the Director of Finance. The Librarian or City Manager shall approve
all vouchers and bills for the maintenance and operation of the public
library, and no such voucher or bill shall be paid by the Director
of Finance unless the same has been so approved.
Any person who willfully, maliciously or wantonly writes upon, injures, defaces, tears, cuts, mutilates or destroys any book, plat, picture, engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript, record or other public library property shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, of this Code.
