Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1298

  • board: means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;

    (f) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Independence area public library;

    (g) "governing body" means the governing body of the city of Independence, Kansas or the board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas; and

    (h) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1281

  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Library: shall mean a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
  • Library board: shall mean the board of directors of a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218

(a) A library district created pursuant to this act shall be governed by a library district board. The board shall consist of five directors who shall be qualified electors of the library district and shall have terms of office as established by the joint resolution. Board members appointed by the Eudora township library board shall continue to serve in their offices as directors of the Eudora community library district board until their respective terms expire and until their successors are appointed by the city of Eudora and the Eudora township as provided in the joint resolution.

(b) Directors serving on the library district board shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as directors.