ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2048
(By Delegate Overington)
[Passed March 10, 2007; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact §10-1-5 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to clarifying public library board
service areas as determined by the Library Commission; and
providing for appointment of members at large from the service
area.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §10-1-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
§10-1-5. Board of library directors -- Qualifications; term of
office; vacancies; removal; no compensation.
(a) Whenever a public library is established under this
article, the governing authority or authorities shall appoint a
board of directors with five members chosen with reference to their
fitness for such office, from:
(1) The citizens of the library's service area, as determined
by the Library Commission; or
(2) The county in which the library is located.(b) The
board of directors for a regional library shall consist of not less
than five nor more than ten members, with a minimum of one member
from each county in the region. The total number of directors and
the apportionment of directors by county shall be determined by
joint action of the governing authorities concerned.
(c) The term of office for a director is five years from the
first day of July following the appointment. Directors may only
serve two consecutive terms, and may serve until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
(d) For a new board of directors under this article, the
initial appointment of the directors shall be staggered. Thereafter
all appointments shall be for terms of five years.
(e) Vacancies in the board shall be immediately reported by
the board to the governing authority and filled by appointment.
Vacancies for an unexpired term shall be immediately reported by
the board to the governing authority and filled by appointment for
the remainder of the term only.
(f) A director may be removed for just cause in the manner
provided by the bylaws of the library board.
(g) No compensation shall be paid to any director.