9-7-502. Library board of directors — Expenses.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 9-7-502- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Board: means the State Library Board created in Section 9-7-204. See Utah Code 9-7-101
- County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Library board: means the library board of directors appointed locally as authorized by Section 9-7-402 or 9-7-502 and which exercises general policy authority for library services within a city or county of the state, regardless of the title by which the board is known locally. See Utah Code 9-7-101
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When the county legislative body decides to establish and maintain a county public library under the provisions of this part, the county executive shall, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, appoint a library board of not less than five and not more than nine directors chosen from the citizens of the county and based upon their fitness for the office. |
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When increasing membership on an existing library board, the county legislative body:
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may not add more than two positions in any year; and |
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when adding members, shall ensure that the terms of library board members are staggered so that approximately 1/4 of the board is selected each year. |
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Only one member of the county legislative body may be, at any one time, a member of the library board. |
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Each director shall serve without compensation, but the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the director’s official duties may be paid from library funds. |
Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
