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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Resolution No. 08-464 adopted October 28, 2008 RESOLUTION NO. 08-464 RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS AT THE NEXT CITY ELECTION PROPOSALS TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION,MANNER OF SELECTION,AND CHARGE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AMES PUBLIC LIBRARY WHEREAS the Board of Trustees of the Ames Public Library by resolution has recommended changes to the composition, terms of appointment, and powers and duties of the Trustees; and WHEREAS the City Council finds that such changes should be submitted for approval to the voters of the City at the next City election; therefore BE IT RESOLVED that the following proposals to revise the composition, manner of selection,and charge of the Board of Trustees of the Ames Public Library be submitted for approval to the voters of the city at the next regular city election, or sooner in the event that a special city election is scheduled: "Shall the Board of Trustees ofthe Ames Public Library be composed of nine members appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council for terms of three years beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment, each member being eligible for two full consecutive terms?" "Shall the Board of Trustees of the Ames Public Library have the powers and duties to employ a librarian and authorize the librarian to employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the proper management of the library, and fix their compensation;to remove such librarian by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of such board, and provide procedures for the removal of such assistants, or employees for misdemeanor, incompetency,or inattention to the duties of such employment; and to select,or authorize the librarian to select,and make purchases of library materials for the collection, furniture, fixtures, stationery, and supplies for such library?" BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall give notice thereof,along with the complete text of the above stated public measure, to the County Auditor, as the County Commissioner of Elections, all as provided by Section 47.6 Code of Iowa. DONE this 28th day of October , 2008. 4 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor R262 NOVEMBER 3, 2009, ELECTION Additional Measures for the City of Ames: "Shall the Board of Trustees of the Ames Public Library be composed of nine members appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council for terms of three years beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment, each member being eligible for two full consecutive terms?" "Shall the Board of Trustees of the Ames Public Library have the powers and duties to employ a librarian and authorize the librarian to employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the proper management of the library, and fix their compensation; to remove such librarian by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of such Board, and provide procedures for the removal of such assistants, or employees for misdemeanor, incompetency, or inattention to the duties of such employment; and to select, or authorize the librarian to select, and make purchases of library materials for the collection, furniture, fixtures, stationery, and supplies for such library?"