SENATE BILL No. 956

February 1, 2000, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Local,

Urban and State Affairs.

A bill to amend 1877 PA 164, entitled

"An act to authorize cities, incorporated villages, and townships

to establish and maintain, or contract for the use of, free

public libraries and reading rooms; and to prescribe penalties

and provide remedies,"

by amending section 2 (MCL 397.202).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 2. (1) When any IF A city council shall have

2 decided DECIDES to establish and maintain a public library and

3 reading room under this act, the mayor of such THAT city shall,

4 with the approval of the city council, proceed to appoint a

5 board of 5 directors for the same LIBRARY AND READING ROOM,

6 chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fit-

7 ness for such THAT office. , and not NOT more than 1 member

8 of the city council shall be at any 1 time a member of said THE

9 board.

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1 (2) IF A CITY COUNCIL DECIDES, AFTER THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS

2 OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (1), THAT THE

3 PURPOSES OF THE LIBRARY AND READING ROOM WOULD BE BETTER SERVED

4 BY A GREATER OR LESSER NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE BOARD OF DIREC-

5 TORS, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BY ORDINANCE CHANGE THE NUMBER OF MEM-

6 BERS TO NOT FEWER THAN 3 OR MORE THAN 8.

7 (3) THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF

8 DIRECTORS MAY BE CHANGED BY ORDINANCE TO A TERM OF NOT LESS THAN

9 2 YEARS OR MORE THAN 5 YEARS.

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