HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0852-1983OR,^ d
Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 852-83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA CREATING
A NEW COMMISSION ENTITLED "ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION", BY
ENACTING A NEW TITLE 24 TO THE KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Kenai, Alaska in Article 2,
Section 2-4 Council Powers, Item No. 2, permits the Council to
enact legislation relating to any or all subjects and matters not
prohibited by law or this charter, and
WHEREAS, the present library board is a self-perpetuating entity
and performs no legal function under the charter or the codes of
the City of Kenai, Alaska, and therefore performs no quasi -
legislative function in relationship to the City Council or to
the funding or operation of the Kenai Municipal Library, and
WHEREAS, the Kenai City Council and the Library Bnard both eoree
that the City, through the Mayor, should appoint an advisory
board to be confirmed by the City Council and thereby creating an
Advisory Library Commission responsible to the Mayor and the
legislative body.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA that there is hereby created an Advisory Library
Commission described as follows:
Title 24
ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION
24.05.010 Creations There is hereby created a Kenai
Advisory Library —omission which shall consist of seven members
who shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Council. A Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson of the commission
sha?1 be selected annually and shall be elected from and by the
appointive members. The Mayor and one Council member elected by
the Council as ex-officio members of the commission acid as
consultants may attend all meetings but they shall have no vote.
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24.05.020 Duties and Powers:
required to do the following:
(a) Tne Commission shall be
(1) Develop, adopt, alter or reviss subject to approval by
the City Council, a master plan for :he physical development
of library facilities for the City.
(2) Submit annually to the City Manager and Council a list
of recommended capital and other improvements in regards to
the library.
(3) Make recommendations regarding any matter related to
library service.
(4) Serve as the liaison between the public and the City
Council in regards to library service.
(5) Work closely with the Kenai Community Library Board for
the betterment of the Kenai Community Library.
(6) Shall act in an advisory capacity in the selection of
the City Librarian.
24.05.030 Terms and Appointments to Vacancies: (a) The terra
of seven appointed members of the commission shall be three years
except initial appointments shall be abbreviated terms so that
terms in three years shall be staggered.
(1) Two members shall be appointed for one year, two
members shall be appointed for two years, three members
shall be appointed for three years. After the expiration of
the initial appointments of all seven members, all re-
appointments or new appointees shall be appointed for three
year terms.
(b) Terms shall commence on July 1 of each year.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor and
confirmation of the City Council.
24.05.040 Qualifications of Commission Membera: A member of
the Kenai Advisory Library Commission must e a resident of the
City of Kenai and cannot be an officer or employee of the City of
Kenai; if any member shall have three consecutive unexcused
absences from regular meetings of the commission, move his
residence from the corporate limits of the City of Kenai, or be
elected or appointed as an officer or employee of the City of
Kenai, then the service of such member shall automatically
terminate.
24.05.950 Proceedings of Commission: The commission shall
establish rules of procedure provided there shall be regularly
scheduled monthly meetings of the commission which shall be open
to the public. Permanent records or minutes shall be kept of the
commissions proceedings and such minutes shall record the vote of
each member upon every question. Every decision or finding shall
immediately be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be
a public record open to inspection by any person.
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24.05.060 Library Regulationas The Library Raqulationa
shall be as 1113te un Ar se regulation() section in the Kenai
Code, Supplement #18 adopted on 5"ptemh"r 20, 1902 and all Future
updates.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KC AI, ALASKAf thin 20th day
of April, 1983.
ona a n on, Mayor
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First Readings April 6, 1983
Second Readings April 209 1983
Effective Dates May 20, 1983
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