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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 1941-2001Suggested by: Administration City of Kenai ORDINANCE N0. 1941-2001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUE AND APPROPRIATIONS BY ~ 12,000 IN THE WATER AND SEWER FUND FOR A WATER RATE STUDY. WHEREAS, the City of Kenai has a contract for a Wastewater Facility Master Plan with CH2M Hill; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city to include a water rate study in the contract; WHEREAS, funds are available in the Water and Sewer Special Revenue Fund fund balance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: Water and Sewer Special Revenue Fund Increase Estimated Revenues: Appropriation of Fund Balance 12 000 Increase Appropriations: Water -Professional Services 12 000 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 17~ day of October, 2001. ATTEST: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Introduced: Adopted: Effective: October 17, 2001 November 7, 2001 November 7, 2001 Approved by Finance: 10/ 12/01) sj ~Erlal ~ommunitt~ ~i.~za~,e~ A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SERVICE SINCE 1949 163 MAIN STREET LOOP KENAI, ALASKA 99611 (907) 283.4378 Memorandum To: Linda Snow, City manager GC: Cary Graves from: Ewa Jankowska, Library Director ©ate: 1412/2001 // O! Re: Changes in the Kenai Community Library's Regulations l would like to submit a request for the following changes in the Library Regularions: LIBRARY REGULATIONS 1. BORROWERS' CARDS a. All transactions will require the presence of a valid library identification card which will be issued to a resident filing an application, and accepting responsibility for the usage thereof. No card will be issued to a minor under eighteen (18} years of age unless the application, and acceptance of responsibility, is signed by the minor and also by a parent or legal guardian. The responsible adult must be a current cardholder and be willing to assume the responsibility for the minor for misuse or abuse of the privileges of library usage. b. Upon application for a card, the borrower will be permitted to check out one (1}item. After receiving the card through the mail, the borrower may check out as many as four (4} items each library visit if all materials previously loaned have been returned and no fines, charges, or penalties are noted on library records. c. where privileges have been suspended on a card of a minor, privileges on a card of a parent or legal guardian with legal custody of the minor may be suspended by giving prior written notice of suspension to such parent or a legal guardian at the address on the library record, and will remain in effect until the overdue materials have been returned, and/or the fines, charges, or penalties on the suspended card have been paid in full. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) 2. FINES a. Ten cents ($0.10) per day on four (4) week books. b. Twenty-five cents ($0.25} per day on fourteen (14) day books and/or other library materials such as maps, periodicals or AV materials. c. [FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)] Three dollars ($3.00) per day on nonbook materials such as videos, DVDs ,cassette players, screens or projectors. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) 3. SERVICE CHARGES a. Ten dollars ($10.00} handling charge for books or other materials that are lost or damaged beyond repair. This is in addition to full replacement costs. [COSTS FOR OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS AREAS FOLLOWS:] If the current price of the item is unavailable, default replacement costs are as follows: [FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($45.00) FOR ALASKANA. THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($35.00) FOR NONFICTION BOOKS. TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00} FOR FICTION OR CHILDREN'S BOOKS] Twenty five dollars ($25.00) for Adult Fictinn Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for Adult Non- fiction Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for Alaska Fiction Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for Alaska Non- fiction Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for Juvenile Fiction Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for Juvenile Non-fiction Fifteen dollars ($15.00 for Eas Fiction Twenty-five dollars x$25.00 for Eas~r Non-fiction Twenty dollars ($20.00 for Music CD Five dollars ($5.00 for Periodical Forty dollars ($40.OO~for CD-ROM Forty-five dollars ($45.00 for Government Document Twenty dollars ($20.00) for Audiocassette b. Five dollars ($5.00) handling charge for damaged books that maybe rebound, in addition to rebind charges. c. Two dollars ($2.00) for each mailed notice or telephone call that is necessary to effect return of overdue books and/or other library materials, or settlement of other charges. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) 4. REPLACEMENT CHARGES a. One dollar ($1.00) for each library identifierlbarcode. b. Two dollars ($2.00) for lost library [ID] card. c. Three dollars ($3.00) for record sleeves, hang-up bags or AV or cassette containers. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) 5. DAMAGES a. Two dollars ($2.00) per page for torn or defaced pages or covers. (Pages or covers containing scribbling, writing or pages that have been mended with scotch tape or like material are considered defaced.) b. If library materials are damaged to the extent that any part of them are illegible, charges under paragraph 3(a) above will be applicable. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement} 6. LIMITED CIRCULATION [BOOKS] Materials designated "Limited Circulation" are to be loaned only to borrowers with responsible library usage for the immediate past six (6) months. A five dollar ($5.00} charge will be imposed if any such book is deposited through the book drop. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement} 7. RENEWALS Books and/or other library materials maybe renewed in person, on-line or by telephone once if not reserved. (Amended during 12-1-00 supplement} 8. USE OF LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM Use of the library conference room is limited to general government and library related events or meetings. a ~YUiRiTc Only governmental or library related exhibits may be displayed at the library KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY POLICIES THE KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY WILL ENDEAVOR: a. To provide free service to every resident in the community. b. To support the Library Bill of Rights and the American Library Association Freedom to Read Statement. c. To assemble, preserve, and administer books and/or other library materials. d. To serve the community as a center of reliable information. e. To provide nonresidents the same services. f. To have the library open seven (7) days a week for at least a total of fifty-nine (59) hours. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) MATERIALS 3 October 25, 2001 Books and other library materials will be added to the present collection to provide information, entertainment, intellectual development and enrichment to all the people of the community. PERSONNEL Salary schedule, holidays, vacation and sick leave shall conform to those rules outlined in the Personnel Regulations of the City of Kenai. BUDGET, OPERATIONAL The budget shall be presented to the City by the Library staff. BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS The initiation of a budget for Capital Improvements shall be done by the Library Commission and the Library Staff. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement,12-1-00 supplement) BOOK SELECTION The Library Commission recognizing the pluralistic nature of this community and the varied backgrounds and the needs of the citizens, declares as a matter of book selection policy that: a. Books and/or other library material selection is and shall be vested in the librarian. Any book and/or library material so selected shall be held to be selected by the Commission. b. Selection of books and/or other library material shall be made on the basis of their value of interest, information, and enlightenment of all the people of the community. No book and/or library material shall be excluded because of the race, nationality or the political or social views of the author. c. This Commission believes that censorship is a purely individual matter and declares that while anyone is free to reject for himself books of which he does not approve, he cannot exercise this right of censorship to restrict the freedom to read to others. d. This Commission defends the principles of the freedom to read and declares that whenever censorship is involved no book and/or library material shall be removed from the library save under the orders of a court or competent jurisdiction. e. This Commission adopts and declares that it will adhere to and support: 1. The Library Bill of Rights, and 2. The Freedom to Read Statement adopted by the American Library Association, both of which are made a part hereof. Gifts will be accepted with provisions as to addition to the collection upon examination of materials. Non-usable gifts will be given the disposition that is of most value to the library. (Amended during 7-7-99 supplement, 12-1-00 supplement) PUBLIC RELATIONS Cooperation will be given to other libraries to advance the usage of all libraries and to provide additional services to the readers of our community, and to publicize the value of library services to all. (Revised by Res. 91-26, amended during 12-1-00 supplement) 4