[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Laconia 12-29-1975 as Ch. 45
of the Public Ordinances of 1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-22-1999 by Ord. No. 03.99.03]
The City Council shall annually at a regular City Council meeting
in March elect two Trustees of the Laconia Public Library to serve
for terms of three years. The Superintendent of Schools of the City
shall also be a Trustee by virtue of his said office, but the Superintendent
shall have the authority to appoint a subordinate official or employee
of the School District to serve as Library Trustee in his stead. Any
such delegate shall serve at the pleasure of the Superintendent.
Said Trustees shall have the entire charge and management of
said library and all property of the City relating thereto and all
money raised or appropriated for its support and maintenance, and
all money or property that the City may receive by donation under
any will or otherwise for the library, except such as shall by law
pass first to the Trustees of Trust funds, shall be placed in the
care and custody of said Trustees to be expended or retained by them
in behalf of the City for the support and maintenance of said library
of the 1970 Revised Charter of the City of Laconia. They may appoint
a librarian and other officers and agents and fix their salaries or
compensation and do any and all things necessary in the discharge
of their duties not inconsistent with the laws of the state.
They shall annually report to the City Council all their receipts
and expenditures for the financial year and all the property of the
City in their care and custody, including a statement of any unexpended
balance of money they may have and of any donations they may have
received and are holding in behalf of the City, with such recommendations
as they may deem necessary for the City Council to consider. They
shall also report annually to the State Board of Library Commissioners
and in all things conform to the laws of the state.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 09.2005.09]
A.
Pursuant to RSA 202-A:4-c, the Trustees are authorized indefinitely,
until specific rescission of such authority, to apply for, accept
and expend, without further action by the City Council, unanticipated
money from a state, federal or other governmental unit or a private
source which becomes available during the fiscal year.
B.
For unanticipated moneys in the amount of $5,000 or more, or any
lesser amount as established by the Trustees, the Trustees shall hold
a prior public hearing on the action to be taken. Notice of the time,
place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least seven
days before the hearing is held.
C.
The Trustees may establish the amount of unanticipated funds required for notice under Subsection B, provided such amount is less than $5,000. For unanticipated moneys in an amount less than $5,000, the Trustees shall post notice of the moneys in the agenda, if any, and shall include notice in the minutes of the Trustees' meeting in which such moneys are discussed. The acceptance of unanticipated moneys under this subsection shall be made in public session of any regular Trustees' meeting.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 09.2005.09]
A.
Pursuant to RSA 202-A:4-d, the Trustees are hereby authorized to
accept gifts of personal property, other than money, which may be
offered to the library for any public purpose, such authorization
to remain in effect until rescinded by a vote of the City Council.
B.
Prior to the acceptance of any gift valued at over $5,000, the Trustees
shall hold a public hearing on the proposed acceptance.
