[Webmaster's Note: This bill, introduced in the 2003 legislative
session, was neither publicly debated nor voted upon before the legislature
adjourned that year. The bill was re-introduced, with several changes, in
the 2004 legislative session. With the endorsement of the Fulton County
Commission and local legislators, S.B. 231 was approved and was signed
into law by the governor in May 2004. It became effective on July 1, 2004.]
Section 1.
An Act providing for the establishment of a county-wide library
system in Fulton County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982,
p. 4174), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 1995
(Ga. L. 1995, p. 4084), an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996,
p. 3859), and an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3635),
is amended by striking Section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof a new
Section 4 to read as follows:
Section 4.
(a) The county-wide library system shall be named the Fulton County Library
System. Responsibility for constructing, operating, and maintaining all library
facilities and services within the above named portions of Fulton County shall
hereinafter be vested in the county-wide library system which shall be administered
by the library board of trustees.
(b)(1) The term of office of each member of the library board of trustees serving as
such trustee on June 30, 2003, shall expire upon July 1, 2003. On and after July 1,
2003, the library board of trustees shall consist of nine members as provided in
this section.
(b)(2) The mayor of the City of Atlanta or his or her designee shall serve on the library
board of trustees ex officio. The chairperson of the Fulton County board of
commissioners or his or her designee shall serve on the board of trustees ex
officio.
(b)(3) The board of trustees shall have seven appointed members, with one such
member appointed by each member of the Fulton County board of commissioners.
Each member of the board of trustees appointed by a member of the board of
commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing member of the board
of commissioners. Each member of the board of trustees appointed by a member
of the board of commissioners shall reside within the same commissioner district
as the appointing member of such board of commissioners and shall continue to
reside in such district during his or her service on the board of trustees or that
office shall become vacant. A member of the board of trustees appointed by an
at-large member of the board of commissioners may reside anywhere in Fulton
County and shall continue to reside in Fulton County during his or her service on the
board of trustees or that office shall become vacant. Except with respect to the ex
officio members, no person may be appointed or serve as a member of the library
board of trustees who holds any elective office.
(c) Any vacancy on the library board of trustees shall be filled in the same manner
as the initial appointment.
(d) Members of the library board of trustees shall be removed for cause or for
failure to attend three consecutive meetings pursuant to the bylaws of the library
board of trustees.
(e) Members of the library board of trustees may receive a per diem allowance for
each meeting of the board of trustees which they attend. Such allowance shall be
in such amount as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Commissioners
of Fulton County.
(f) There shall be an executive director of the library system who shall be hired by
and serve at the pleasure of the Fulton County manager and shall report directly to
the county manager for purposes of job performance, evaluation, and budgeting."
Section 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
Section 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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