[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town
of West New York 7-20-2017 by Ord.
No. 18/17. Amendments noted where applicable.]
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40:54-9 provides that the Town of West New
York ("Town") may establish a library board of trustees consisting
of seven to nine members; and
WHEREAS, the Town presently has a Library Board of Trustees
("Library Board") that is composed of seven members, as set forth
in the Manual of the Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library
of West New York (adopted May 16, 1917); and
WHEREAS, the Town seeks to increase Library Board membership
to nine members, as among other things, this will lead to increased
community involvement and participation:
The West New York Public Library shall be under the management
of a Board of Trustees, to be known as the "Library Board of the West
New York Public Library" ("Library Board").
The Library Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall
be appointed in the manner set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:54-9.
Members of the Library Board shall receive no compensation.
The Library Board shall have such powers and duties as provided
by law.
[Added 2-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2/21]
In the case of a member Library Board, such member's seat
shall be deemed vacant whenever the member, without being excused
by a majority of the authorized members of Library Board, fails to
attend and participate at meetings of the Library Board for a period
of at least six consecutive weeks, or for at least three consecutive
regular meetings, whichever shall be of longer duration, at the conclusion
of such period, provided that the Library Board shall notify the Town
as appointing authority in writing of such determination; provided,
further, that the Library Board may refuse to excuse only with respect
to those failures to attend and participate which are not due to legitimate
illness.
