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Town of Woodbridge, CT
New Haven County
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[Amended 4-9-2003, effective 5-9-2003; 9-10-2003, effective 10-10-2003]
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Editor's Note: This article was originally adopted by the Special Town Meeting 3-19-1962.
There is hereby established a public library and a Library Commission.
The Library Commission shall be responsible for the management and regulation of the Town library.
The Library Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Board of Selectmen who shall be electors of the Town and shall serve without compensation. Persons who have been elected and are serving as Library Directors as of the date of the adoption of this article shall serve as Library Commissioners until the end of their elected terms.
The Library Commission shall make bylaws for its government, prescribe and enforce relations for the use of said library and determine the duties of library employees. The Library Commission shall have the power to accept, hold and manage gifts and bequests of tangible personal property and shall have exclusive right to expend money appropriated by the Town for said library. In addition, the Library Commission shall have the power to contract with any state agency, municipality, taxing district, private library or other public library to provide or secure library services to the extent and in such manner as may be authorized by law. The Board of Selectmen shall hire such full-time regular employees as may from time to time be reasonably required for the proper conduct and operation of said library and shall have the power to discharge them. The Board of Selectmen may select such employees from one or more individuals recommended by the Library Commission. Said employees shall have the status and enjoy the benefits of Town employees and the Town may retire any such employee with a pension or other award. The Library Commission shall have the power to hire and discharge all other employees.
The Library Commission shall make such periodic reports to authorized governmental agencies as are required by law or as it may reasonably be requested to furnish.