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HomeMy WebLinkAbout013 - 11/17/1913 - RELATING TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PRESCRIBING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES ORDINANCE NO IL /3 , 1913
RELATING TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND PRESCRIBING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CF THE CITY OF 3ORT COLLINS
Section 1 The Public Library shall be in the immediate
charge of a Beard of Directors under the name and style of the
"Board of Directors of the Public Library," which board shall
oonsi.st of three (3) members to be appointed by the City Council
who shall hold office for a period of four (4) years together
with the Commissioner of Public Safety, who shall be an ea-
officio member of said board under and in pur suane a of Section
2 of Article IV of the Charter and the three appointive members
of said board shall serve without compensation
Section 2 The said Beard of Directors of the Public
Library immediately after the passage and adoption of this
ordinance, shall elect a president vice-president and secretary
from their membership, whose duties shall be such as may be
prescribed by the by-laws , ruffles and regalatione to be adopted
by said board of directors, which said by-laws roles and regu-
lations shall nut be inconsistent with the Charter and ordinances
of the City of Fort Collins or with the laws of the State of
Colorado A copy of said rules immediately after adoption
shall be filed with the City Clerk for the use of the Council
Section 3 The Board of Directors of the Public Library
shall remommend to the City Council suitable persons to be
appointed to the offices of librarian and assistant and all
other employes required by said Board and the compensation to
be paid to said employes and said Board shall have the immediate
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supervision care and custody of the grounds and buildings pro-
vided as well as the management and care of the real and person-
al property received by said Board for the use of said library
Section 4 It shall be the duty of said Board annually in
the month of October of each year to prepare and submit to the
City Council a budget of the estimated amount required to pay the
expenses of managing and operating the public library for the
next ensuing fiscal year and all bills incurred in the management
and
��operation of the public library shall be audited and approved
by he Board monthly o96r before the first Monday in each month
and filed with the City Clerk for audit and payment as provided
by the Charter
Section b It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors
of the Public Library to do any and all things usual and necessary
and not in conflict with the Charter and ordinances of this city
or the laws of the State of Colorado in developing the public
library and reading rooms for the benefit of the inhabitants of
the City of Fart Collins
Section 6 The public library and reading room as now
established and all publ ie libraries and reading rooms to be
hereafter established within the corporate limits of the City
of Fart Collins shall be forever free to the use of the ruhabi-
tents of said city always sabject to such reasonable rules aid
regulations as the Board of Directors may adopt in order to
render the use of said library and reading room of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number and the said Board of Directors
mall have power to exclude any and all persons from the use
and benefit of said public library mho shall vilfully violate
such rules and may extend the privileges to persons residing in
this state outside of the City of Fort Collins upon such terms
and conditions as it may prescribe It shall be the duty of
the Board of Directors annually on or before the first Biamday
in January of each year to make a report to the City Council
of the condition of the library and its operation and manage-
ment , vhieh said report shall cover the fiscal year ending
December 31st preceding said report said report shall show the
total amount of moneys received as account of the library fund
its sources disbursement and the amount on hand at the close
of the fiscal year number of books received lost , condemned
and remaining an hand number of persons using the reading room
and the number of periodicals re 8u larly fi 1 ed for their use
number of p ers one taking books for home reading on cards and
the number of books loaned names of persons donating cash
books or other property and a de script ion thereof , together
with such other statistics information and suggestions as they
may deem of general interest
Section 7 It shall be the duty of the City Council to
pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment
of persons violating any of the rules and regulations of the
Board of Directors of the Public Library and Reading Room or
committing any injury to the buildings grounds or other property
in charge of the Board of Directors and for injury to or
failure to return any book belonging to such library
Section 8 All ordinances or parts of ordinances 3n con-
flict with this ordinance are hereby repealed
Passed and adopted this day of November A D 1913
ATTEST mayor
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is at rue
copy of an ordinance vibi ch was introduced read
and ordered published on November 3 19139 said which
was duly published me insertion in the
?/ 2A_k-U a daily newspaper on
the J� day Gof November A D 1913 , and which
will come up for final consideration and passage
by the Count it at the regular meeting of the
Council m Monday the 17th dyy of Nwenber 1913
Witness my hand and official seal this
day of November A D 1913
v City Clerk