HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1263ORDINANCE NO. 1263
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE OF
1977, AND PERTAINING TO THE LIBRARY BOARD
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 9
Chapter 3, Article III, Section 9 of Ordinance 853,
City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which
currently reads as follows, to wit:
LIBRARY BOARD
3.309 (1)
A Library Board is hereby established which shall
consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the
Council for a term of three years each. Members
shall be residents of the City, and include one
member of the Council.
3.309 (2)
Subject to the provisions of the Charter, the
Library Board shall supervise and control the
policy, program, use and physical plant of the City
Library, including all lands and equipment
associated therewith and the setting of levels of
service and manpower. The Board shall also
recommend improvements for the Library as may be
necessary and desirable and shall have the
authority to make reasonable administrative rules
and regulations governing public use of the Library
and its facilities, but shall at all times be
subject to the direction and authority of the
Council.
3.309 (3)
The Library Board ~ha11 have the power to make
expenditures from funds so authorized and budgeted
by the Council and approved by the Manager;
provided, however, that no single expenditure of an
amount in excess of Five hundred dollars ($500.00)
shall be made without the specific authorization of
the Council, and expenditures of an amount in
excess of One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be
made in the manner prescribed by the Charter.
(a)
All monies received or expended shall be
accounted for and audited in the General Fund
as though the Library were a department under
the control of the City Manager or subsidiary
manager as delegated.
(b)
All claims and all bills incurred by the Board
shall be presented to the Council for payment
and paid in the same manner as other claims
against the City are paid.
(c)
Annually and in proper time, the Board shall
approve and recommend to the Council a budget
for the coming year and at least semi-
annually, the Board shall approve and make a
comparison by line item of its performance
against the current, budget together with
recommendations for transfers of funds between
line items.
is herewith amended to read as follows:
Section 9
LIBRARY BOARD
3.309 (1)
A Library Board is hereby established which shall
be composed of five (5) members to be appointed by
the Council. One Library Board member shall be a
member of the City Council, whose term on the
Library Board shall run concurrently with their
City Council term. The remaining four Board
members shall serve three year terms. Members
shall be residents of the City of Columbia Heights.
3.309 (2)
The Library Board is hereby established to
supervise and control the policy, program, use and
physical plant of the City Library, including all
lands and equipment associated therewith and the
setting of levels of service and manpower. The
Board shall also recommend improvements for the
Library as may be necessary'and desirable and shall
have the authority to make reasonable
administrative rules and regulations, including the
setting of fees, governing public use of the
Library and its facilities, but shall at all times
be subject to the direction and authority of the
Council. All the Library policies and programs
shall be in accordance with the policies approved
by the City Council.
3.309 (3)
The Library Division Head shall have the power to
make expenditures from funds so authorized and
budgeted by the Council and approved by the
Manager; provided,' however, that no single
expenditure of an amount in excess of seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.00) shall be made without the
specific authorization of the City Manager, and
expenditures of an amount in excess of three
thousand dollars ($3,000.00) shall be made in the
manner prescribed by the Charter.
(a)
Ail monies received or expended shall be
accounted for and audited in the Library Fund
as though the Library were a department under
the control of the City Manager or subsidiary
manager as delegated.
(b)
(c)
Ail claims and all bills incurred by the Board
shall be presented to the Council for payment
and paid in the same manner as other claims
against the City are paid.
Annually and in proper time, the Board shall
approve and recommend to the Council a budget
for the coming year and at least semi-
annually, the Board shall approve and make a
comparison by line item of its performance
against the current budget together with
recommendations for transfers of funds between
line items.
This Ordinance shall be in' full force and effect
from and after thirty (30) days after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
April 12, 1~
May 24, 1993
May 24, 1~
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Peterson
Ruettimann
~lerkin, Ruettimannt Peterson~ Murzyn - aye
Nawrocki - nay
ne Stddent,-~ouncil Secretary
Donal~ J. Murzya~, /~r., ~a¥or