HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2625 ORDINANCE NO. 2625
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY REPEALING CHAPTER 2. 84 AND ADDING THERETO
NEW CHAPTER 2. 84 ENTITLED, "PUBLIC LIBRARY--
GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
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as follows :
SECTION 1. Chapter 2. 84 of the Huntington Beach Municipal
Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto new Chapter 2. 84 entitled, "Public
Library--General Provisions" to read as follows :
2.84. 010 Library and library board established. (a) A
public library is established in and for this city, the inhabi-
tants thereof, and nonresident taxpayers .
(b ) An advisory library board is established in and for
the city composed of seven (7) members who shall be appointed,
from the electors of the city, by the mayor with the approval of
the city council. Members shall hold no paid office or employ-
ment in the city government while serving on such board.
2.84. 020 Board--Terms. The members of the board shall
serve for four years . Four members shall be appointed ef-
fective July 1, 1981, and the remaining three members , presently
holding office on the effective date of this section shall con-
tinue to serve the terra for which they were originally appointed,
expiring June 30, 1982. At the mayor' s discretion, with approval
of the city council, members may serve as many terms as seems
desirable, and if it appears to be in the city' s interest, the
mayor, with council concurrence, may retire any member of the
board. Any vacancy occurring on such board shall be filled by
appointment for the unexpired term or until such time as a
successor is regularly appointed and qualified.
Regular attendance at meetings is required of all members to
enable the board to discharge its duties . A member absent from
three ( 3) consecutive meetings without consent of the chairman
shall be deemed to have resigned from the board, and immediate
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notification shall be given to the mayor and city council of
such vacancy.
2. 84. 030 Mayor---Ex officio member. The mayor shall be
an ex officio member of the board.
2. 84. 040 Secretary. The director of community services,
or his designee, shall serve as secretary to the board without
vote, and shall keep permanent minutes of the board meetings.
Roberts ' Rules of Order Revised shall govern the procedure of
the meetings of the board unless inconsistent with other pro-
visions of this chapter.
2. 84. 050 Duties and responsibilities. The board shall act
in an advisory capacity to the city council in all matters per-
taining to the library except those dealing with administrative
functions . Also the board shall cooperate with other civic
groups in the advancement of library planning under the direc-
tion of the city council. The board may study, report and inter-
pret the needs of the public to the city council and may assist
in securing financial support from the community for library
needs. The board may review the annual budget as presented to
the city council and advise it on the current operational needs
and long-range plans for capital improvement. The board shall
perform such other functions as the city council may direct and
require from time to time.
2.84. 060 Meetings---Quorum. The board shall meet at such
time and place as it may fix by resolution. All meetings shall
be open to the public. A majority of the board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business .
2.84. 070 Election of officers. The board shall elect from
its members a chairman and vice chairman at the regular January
meeting. Such officers shall serve for one year or until their
successors are elected. The chairman and vice chairman may make
and second motions and shall have a voice and vote in all pro-
ceedings .
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective thirty
days after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th
day of June , 19 83.
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Administrator City Attorney
INITIATE AND APPR VED:
C uni y ervice Director
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Ord. No. 2625
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 6th day of
June
19 R3 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 20th day of June 1983 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Pattinson, Thomas, Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Bailey, Mandic
NOES: Councilmen:
Non
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
I. Alicia k?. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntingtan Beach and ex•offieio Clerk of the City
Counci.. do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance ~as been published in the Huntington
Beach in,'eve:,<ten1 on
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in accordance h the City Charts'of said City.
ALICIA M. WENTWORTH.............................
_ City Clerk
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Deputy City Clark