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Home My WebLink About16-016ORDINANCE NO. 16-016 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 "LIBRARY" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 26-4 (CREATION OF LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD) TO SPECIFY THE MEMBERS FILLED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INC.; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTING DATE,- PROVIDING ATE;PROVIDING ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING CODIFICATION. WHEREAS, on December 5, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") of St. Lucie County ("County"), Florida, adopted Ordinance No. 95-46, which recreated the S. Lucie County Public Library System and was codified as Chapter 1-11, "Library", Article I (In General) of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws; and WHEREAS, on October 24, 2000, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 2000-040 where codified the change of the title of the Library Services Director to Library Manager and provided for annual election of officers at the advisory board's January meeting; and WHEREAS, the Library Advisory Board has requested that Section 26-4 be amended to clarify the portion on the Library Advisory Board filled by The Friends of the St. Lucie County Library Association, Inc. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida as follows: PART A. AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 26-4(1) (CREATION OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY. Section 26-4 (Creation of the library advisory board) of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 26-4. Creation of the library advisory board. There is a hereby created and established in this county a board to be known as the St. Lucie County library advisory board. (1) The county library advisory board shall consist of nine members, six appointed by said board of county commissioners and three appointed by the Friends of the St. Lucie County Library Association, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the "Friends." The three positions filled by the Friends shall include the president of the Friends or the resident's designee), plus two other members appointed by the Friends. All members are to be chosen for their interest in public library service. Library advisory board members shall serve for four-year staggered terms. Members will attend meetings regularly; unless such absence has first been authorized by a majority of the advisory board, members who are absent for three consecutive regular meetings or who fail to attends two-thirds of the regular meetings in any 12 -month period shall be automatically dropped from membership. The library manager, on behalf of the library advisory board, will recommend an individual to the board of county commissioners for appointment to fill the term of the member leaving the advisory board. Except as otherwise provided herein, members may not serve consecutively more than two full S:\ATTY\O RDI NANCES\2016\16-016 JOSEPH F. SMITH, CLERK OF THE C1RCl11T GOUR SA114-T LUC1E COUNTY a ORDN FILE 4 4239822 10119! 2016 12:21 53 PM OR BOOK 3923 > 1501 ' 1503 Doc Typ '. RECORDING: $2700 terms. _Members appointed by an individual commissioner or the Friends shall serve at the will of the individual commissioner or the Friends respectively. (2) The library advisory board shall elect a chairperson, vice -chairperson, and secretary from the appointed board members at the January meeting of the board. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum sufficient to the holding of a meeting or taking of any action. A majority voted of the members present at any meeting shall be sufficient to enable the taking of any action. Special meetings of the advisory board may be called by the chairperson, by written notice signed by three members of the advisory board or by action of the advisory board at any meeting, general or special, upon no less than 24 hours" notice. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the committee board, and all meetings shall be public. (3) Members of the library advisory board shall serve without compensation, salary or remuneration of any nature; but the board of county commissioners may provide in the annual county budget, sufficient funds for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the advisory board or its members in the performance of the duties and functions prescribed by the provisions of this chapter. Al such expenses shall be subject to approval by the board of county commissioners. (4) The library advisory board shall be composed of citizens who are dedicated to the purpose of providing a feasible, adequate public library system for the county in cooperation with all other governmental entities, who will be in a position to furnish information, advised, counsel and recommendations to the board of county commissioners in respect to the appropriate means and methods by which adequate public library facilities and services may be provided, all of which shall be done within the framework of the county government in a sound financial basis for the use and benefit of all residents of the county. The library advisory board shall work towards the development and implementation of sound programs for the county's public libraries through the mutual cooperation between the state, county and city governments and agencies, and shall coordinate efforts with nongovernmental organizations interested in library facilities and service. PART B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. Special acts of the Florida legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County, and adopted prior to January 1, 1969, St. Lucie County ordinances and St. Lucie County resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict. PART C. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person, property, or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property, or circumstance. PART D. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this ordinance to the Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2 S:\ATTY\0 R D 1 NA N CES\2016\ 16-016 PART E. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the Department of State. PART F. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows: Kim Johnson, Chairman AYE Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chairman AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE PART G. CODIFICATION. Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of 5t. Lucie County, Florida, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through E shall not be codified. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 4th day of October, 2016. /� BOAReOFC NTY CONIM.ISSIONERS ATTEST: ST. LUTY I A B 3 s:�ATTYIo Roi NANces\2o16\16-016 Chai APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: County WH 197.'mi RICK SCOTT Governor October 18, 2016 Honorable Joseph E. Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Attention: Ms. Melissa Upton Dear Mr. Smith: KEN DETZNER Secretary of State Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 16-016, which was filed in this office on October 17, 2016. Sincerely, Ernest L. Reddick Program Administrator ELR/lb R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270 www.dos.state.ft.us