9-411. Tax levy for library purposes A city or town may levy annually, in addition to all other taxes, a tax not to exceed one and one-half mills on the assessed value of all property in the city or town, exclusive of the valuation of property exempt from taxation, for the purpose of establishing and […]
9-412. Receipt of gifts for library Cities or towns may receive, hold or dispose of gifts made to them for library purposes and may apply them in a manner which will best promote the uses of the library, subject to the terms of the gift.
9-413. Library fund All money received for library purposes, whether by taxation or otherwise, shall belong to and be designated as the library fund, shall be paid into the city or town treasury, kept separate and apart from other funds, and shall be drawn therefrom as provided in this article, but only for purposes therein […]
9-414. Trustees; terms; compensation A. The governing body of a city or town may appoint residents of the city or town as trustees of its library. B. In cities or towns of less than three thousand inhabitants there may be six trustees, and in other cities or towns there may be nine trustees. Trustees shall […]
9-415. Trustees; organization; appointment of librarian A. The trustees shall have charge of the library and all library property. They shall meet for business purposes each month, and at such other times as they shall appoint, at a place to be provided for the purpose. They may elect from their body a president and secretary, […]
9-416. Powers of trustees The trustees, by a majority vote of their members recorded in the minutes with the ayes and nays at length, may: 1. Make and enforce all rules, regulations and by-laws necessary for the administration and government of the library and all library property. 2. Exercise and administer any trust declared or […]
9-417. Audit and payment of claims The warrant of the trustees, when made and authenticated as provided in section 9-416, shall be verified and audited by the auditing officer, and paid by the treasurer of the city or town from the library fund.
9-418. Annual reports by trustees A. The trustees, on or before the first Monday of July of each year, shall make a report to the governing body of the city or town containing: 1. A full statement of all property and money received, where derived and how used and expended. 2. The number of books, […]
9-419. Regulation of library use; use of land for library A. A city or town in which a public library is established may pass ordinances for the protection of the library and library property, and imposing penalties for punishment of persons committing injury to the library or its property or books, or for failure to […]
9-420. Contracts between city or town and the Arizona state library; expenditure of public monies The governing body of a city or town having a free library, or a library established under this article, may enter into a contract with the Arizona state library, archives and public records to provide supervision by the state library […]
