BL 2005-04-12 LB
February 10, 2005
AMENDED BYLAWS
OF
WILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the organization shall be the William T. Cozby Library Board, herein referred to
as "the Board".
ARTICLE II
INTENT
SECTION 1: The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
SECTION 1: The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson shall be elected during the October Board
meeting each year for a one (1) year term. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall assume the duties of the Chairperson. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chairperson the Chairperson shall appoint a Board member to
temporarily assume the duties of that office until the next regular meeting at which time an
election will be held to fill such vacancy.
SECTION 2: The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board. In the absence of the
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside. In the absence of both the Chairperson and the
Vice-Chairperson, the Board shall elect a Chair-Pro Tern.
SECTION 3: The Recording Secretary of the Board shall be a staff member named by the City
Manager or his designee. The Recording Secretary shall prepare and maintain minutes of all
Board meetings.
SECTION 4: The Board shall be composed of seven (7) regular members appointed by City
Council in October, each of which shall be appointed for two-year staggered terms, four (4)
members' terms expiring in even-numbered years and three (3) members' terms expiring in the
odd-numbered years. Two (2) alternate members shall be appointed for two-year staggered
terms, one (1) member's term expiring in even-numbered years and one (1) member's term
expiring in the odd-numbered years. Each member shall be a qualified voter in the city and shall
have been a resident of the City for at least twelve (12) months preceding the date of
appointment. Members shall be appointed by the City Council in accordance with the rules and
regulations governing Board appointments.
SECTION 5: The Board shall also include two (2) non-voting, youth advisors which shall be
appointed for one year. Youth advisors shall have been a resident of the City for at least twelve
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(12) months preceding the date of appointment and shall be in the seventh (ih) through twelfth
(lih) grade.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS
SECTION 1: Regular monthly meetings of the Board will be held on the second (2nd) Thursday
of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room of the William T. Cozby Public Library,
177 Heartz, Coppell, Texas, unless designated. The Board shall hold such special meetings as
shall be called by the Chairperson or upon written request of at least two (2) members of the
Board or at the request of the City Council.
SECTION 2: The order of business for each meeting shall be as contained in an agenda
prepared by the Library Director or designated representative and the Board Chairperson. Any
board member or citizen of Coppell may submit items to the Chairperson or Library Director to
be considered for the agenda.
SECTION 3: All meetings reqUIre a quorum of regular members, exclusive of advisory
members to be present.
SECTION 4: Five (5) regular members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
transaction of business, and no action of the Board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by an
affirmative vote of four (4) or more members of the Board unless otherwise authorized by the
laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 5: All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public unless otherwise permitted
by law and shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act.
SECTION 6: The Board shall submit to the City Council a copy of the minutes of each regular
and special meeting with a list of any members absent from such meetings.
SECTION 7: If a regular Board member is absent for three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled
meetings, or 25% of the regularly scheduled meetings within a 12 month period, said member
shall be removed from the Board, and the City Council will fill the unexpired term.
SECTION 8: If a youth advisor has three (3) unexcused absences from regularly scheduled
meetings, or 25% of the regularly scheduled meetings within a 12 month period, said youth
advisor may be removed from the Board, and the City Council may fill the unexpired term.
SECTION 9: Should any member of the Board choose to abstain from voting on any question
before the Board, where no declared conflict of interest exists, the abstention shall be recorded as
an affirmative vote in favor of the motion pending before the Board in the official minutes of the
Board.
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ARTICLE V
POWERS AND DUTIES
SECTION 1: The Board shall have the following powers and perform the following duties:
A. Abide by applicable ordinances of the City of Coppell and follow the rules and
regulations prescribed by the City Council for the conduct of its business.
B. Adopt bylaws governing board actions, proceedings, and deliberations, subject to
approval by the City Council.
C. Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council, City Manager and Library Director in
matters pertaining to library services.
D. Promote library services to the community and cooperate with other governmental
agencies and civic groups in the advancement of library services.
E. Review and/or recommend policies to govern the operation program of the library.
F. Assist in interpreting the policies and functions of the Library Department to the public.
G. Review the effectiveness of library services with the Library Director.
H. Assist in long-range planning and give input for improvement and expansion of library
services and facilities and review and make recommendations to the City Council
regarding the library's master and five-year plans.
I. Unless deferred, provide semi-annual Library Board reports to the City Council regarding
its goals and objectives and its input for future library services.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT
SECTION 1: These bylaws may be amended only by majority vote of the members of the
Board, and approval of the City Council.