Library Board Ordinance No. 1628

ORDINANCE NO. 1628

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA,
ADDING CHAPTER 17B, ARTICLES I AND
II, TO THE CHANDLER CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO THE LIBRARY AND
CREATING A LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

BE If ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Chandler, Arizona, as follows:

SECTION l. That the Chandler City Code is
amended by adding a new Chapter 17B, entitled
"Library" to read as follows:

ARTICLE I
IN GENERAL

Section 17B-1: LIBRARY OBJECTIVES: The
Chandler Library shall be a division of the Community
Services Department and shall serve the community's
needs for information for educational, occupational,
and industrial purposes. It is the aim and
responsibility of the Library to provide circulating
materials, reference service, programming, and
community outreach to meet these needs as well as
enhance the enjoyment and enrichment of leisure time.

Section 17B-2: RULES AND REGULATIONS: The
following rules and regulations shall govern the use
of the Library:

1) The Library will serve all residents of
Chandler, and in accordance with the guidelines of
the reciprocal borrowing agreements, all residents of
Maricopa County.

2) A Chandler Public Library card entitles any
individual to unrestricted access to all Library
materials. The Library deems that it is each
family's responsibility to select appropriate reading
material for its members.

3) From time to time, all fines, fees, and
charges levied by the Library shall be reviewed by
the Library Board and the Community Services
Director. Changes in such fees and charges may be
recommended to the City Council at such times and in
such amounts as may seem proper. The City Council
may establish or amend such fines, fees, and charges
as it deems appropriate. Such establishment or
amendment shall be by ordinance. The Community
Services Director or his/her designee may waive, upon
request, and after prior approval by the City
Manager, any or all fines, fees, and charges assessed
hereunder.

Section 17B-3: MATERIAL SELECTION POLICY:
A material selection policy as adopted and approved
by the Library Board will govern acquisition of
materials for the Library. This will include the
"Library Bill of Rights" and the "Freedom to Read"
statements as adopted by the American Library
Association.

ARTICLE II
LIBRARY BOARD

Section 17B-11: CREATION OF BOARD: There
is hereby established a Library Board, consisting of
seven (7) regular members. The seven (7) regular
members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
the approval of the City Council. All seven (7) of
the regular members of the Library Board must be
qualified electors of the City and have been
residents of the City for at least one (1) year
immediately preceding the date of their appointments.

Section 17B-12: TERMS OF OFFICE: The
terms of office for the regular members shall be for
three (3) years, terms to be staggered so that no
more than three (3) members are replaced in each
year. Members shall serve no more than two
consecutive full terms. The terms of office shall
commence and grounds for removal from office shall be
that as provided in Article Xx of the Chandler City
Code.

Section 17B-13: OFFICERS: The Board shall
elect its own officers at the first meeting following
the appointment of new members each year. These
officers shall be the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
The Community Services Director, or his duly
authorized representative, shall act as Secretary of
the Board but shall not be allowed to vote. No
officer elected by the Board shall serve in the same
capacity for more than two (2) consecutive one-year
terms.

Section 17B-14: POWERS AND DUTIES
GENERALLY: The powers and duties of the Library
Board shall be:

a) To adopt such rules of procedure for the
faithful performance of its duties.

b) To provide that four (4) members shall
constitute a quorum and that the affirmative vote of
the majority of members present shall be required for
passage of any matter before the Board.

c) To assist and advise the library manager on
essential policies, rules and regulations relating to
the operation of the City Library system.

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d) To serve as liaison between the library
staff and the general community and to promote the
Library whenever and wherever Possible,

e) To acquaint themselves with Library holdings
and make appropriate suggestions or recommendations.

f) To review the annual budget as prepared by
the library manager and then forward same to the
Community Services Director.

g) To make appropriate suggestions and/or
recommendations on any short-range or long-range
Plans as prepared by the library manager subject to
the approval of the Library Board and the Community
Services Director,

INTRODUCED AND TENTATIVELY APPROVED by the City

Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this 22
day of , 1986

CITY CHERK

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council this
‘day of Giby , 1986.

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ATTEST:

‘CLERK

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
Ordinance No. (G2 was duly passed and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at

. a°regular meeting held , a) bee {@ _, 1986,
and that the vote was aS Ayé€s, °o ays.

j CITY CYERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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