§ 65-1. Creation of Board.
§ 65-2. Membership; terms; reports; powers.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now the Council) of the City of Perth Amboy 3-4-70 as Ord. No. C-853. Section 65-2A amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administrative provisions — See Ch. 4, § 4-43.
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:54-9, a Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library of the City of Perth Amboy, consisting of nine (9) members is hereby created.
A. The members constituting the Board of Trustees shall consist of the Mayor of the City of Perth Amboy, the Superintendent of Schools of Perth Amboy and five (5) citizens to be appointed by the Mayor. The appointments shall be for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years, respectively, as they may be selected by the Mayor. On the expiration of the term of office of any Trustee, the Mayor shall appoint a citizen for the term of five (5) years in the same manner as the original appointment was made. Vacancies occurring in the Board of Trustees shall be filled for the unexpired term only, in the same manner as the original appointments are made. The Mayor and the Superintendent of Schools may, respectively, appoint an alternate to act in his place and stead with authority to attend all meetings of the Board and, in his absence, to vote on all questions before the Board.1
B. The Trustees shall receive no compensation for their services and shall not incur any expenses or enter into any obligations to an amount in excess of the annual appropriation for library purposes and of the funds on hand.
C. The Board of Trustees shall annually make a report of its transactions, accounts and the state and condition of the library to the governing body of the city.
D. The Board of Trustees and its members shall have the powers, authorities, duties and responsibilities set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:54-1 et seq. and the amendments and supplements thereto.