Section 397.202 – Governing Board; Number; Qualifications; Terms.
397.202 Governing board; number; qualifications; terms. Sec. 2. (1) If a city council decides to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this act, the mayor of that city shall, with the approval of the city council, appoint a governing board of 5 members for the library and reading room, chosen from […]
Section 397.203 – Boards of Directors; Appointment; Terms; Removal.
397.203 Boards of directors; appointment; terms; removal. Sec. 3. The offices of boards of directors appointed before July 1, 1932 under this act, consisting of 9 members, are vacant effective July 1, 1932, and a board of 5 members to succeed them or a board of 5 members for a library newly established under this […]
Section 397.185 – Ballot Proposal for Districtwide Tax; Amount of Millage; Proposed Duration; Adoption by Resolution; Certification; Authorization of Tax Levy; Limitation on Elections.
397.185 Ballot proposal for districtwide tax; amount of millage; proposed duration; adoption by resolution; certification; authorization of tax levy; limitation on elections. Sec. 15. (1) A ballot proposal for a districtwide tax shall state the amount of the millage. If section 13(4) limits the maximum duration of a portion of the millage in a ballot […]
Section 397.204 – Governing Board; Vacancy; Compensation.
397.204 Governing board; vacancy; compensation. Sec. 4. A vacancy in the governing board of a library occasioned by removal, resignation, or otherwise, shall be reported to the city council and filled in the same manner as the original appointment, and no member shall receive compensation as such. History: 1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 […]
Section 397.186 – Providing Ballots.
397.186 Providing ballots. Sec. 16. If none of the participating municipalities are a school district, the county election commission of each participating county and each county in which all or part of a participating municipality is located shall provide ballots for an election for board members or a districtwide tax for each participating municipality or […]
Section 397.205 – Governing Board; President; Officers; Powers and Duties; Library Fund; Expenditures; Establishment and Maintenance of Public Library and Reading Room.
397.205 Governing board; president; officers; powers and duties; library fund; expenditures; establishment and maintenance of public library and reading room. Sec. 5. The governing board of a library shall, immediately after appointment, meet and organize, by the election of 1 member as president, and by the election of other officers as necessary. The governing board […]
Section 397.187 – Conduct of Election; List of Electors.
397.187 Conduct of election; list of electors. Sec. 17. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if none of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for board members or a districtwide tax shall be conducted by the city and township clerks and election officials of the municipalities located within the district. (2) […]
Section 397.206 – City Library; Free Use; Regulations.
397.206 City library; free use; regulations. Sec. 6. Every library and reading room established under this act shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants where located, always subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the library board may adopt; and said board may exclude from the use of said library and […]
Section 397.188 – Publication of Notices of Close of Registration and Election; Canvass and Certification of Results of Election.
397.188 Publication of notices of close of registration and election; canvass and certification of results of election. Sec. 18. (1) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is to be held in conjunction with a general election or a state primary election immediately preceding a general election and none of the participating […]
Section 397.207 – Governing Board; Annual Report; Contents; Affidavit.
397.207 Governing board; annual report; contents; affidavit. Sec. 7. The governing board appointed under section 2 shall annually report to the city council on the money received from the library fund and from other sources, and how the money has been expended and for what purposes; the number of books and periodicals on hand; the […]