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13-2-401. Establishment.
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13-2-401. Establishment.
(a) The county quorum courts of the several counties shall have the power and authority to establish, maintain, and operate county public libraries or public library services or systems in the manner and with the functions prescribed in this subchapter, and counties may appropriate money for these purposes.
(b) The county quorum court shall also have the power to establish in cooperation with another county or other counties a joint public library or a joint library service or system for the benefit of the cooperating counties.
(c)(1) Establishment of county libraries or library systems shall be evidenced by an ordinance of the county quorum court or by an agreement between the governing bodies of the several counties participating in a regional library system or coordinating library services under an interlocal agreement.
(2) Appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of a county library or library system shall be in the manner prescribed by law for expenditures by counties.
(d) In addition to county library boards created under this section, § 13-2-402, and § 13-2-404, a county quorum court may by ordinance establish a county library board to conduct the affairs of the county public library or its library services or system in accordance with the law for establishing other county advisory or administrative boards found at § 14-14-705.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-401
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13-2-401. Establishment.
(a) The county quorum courts of the several counties shall have the power and authority to establish, maintain, and operate county public libraries or public library services or systems in the manner and with the functions prescribed in this subchapter, and counties may appropriate money for these purposes.
(b) The county quorum court shall also have the power to establish in cooperation with another county or other counties a joint public library or a joint library service or system for the benefit of the cooperating counties.
(c)(1) Establishment of county libraries or library systems shall be evidenced by an ordinance of the county quorum court or by an agreement between the governing bodies of the several counties participating in a regional library system or coordinating library services under an interlocal agreement.
(2) Appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of a county library or library system shall be in the manner prescribed by law for expenditures by counties.
(d) In addition to county library boards created under this section, § 13-2-402, and § 13-2-404, a county quorum court may by ordinance establish a county library board to conduct the affairs of the county public library or its library services or system in accordance with the law for establishing other county advisory or administrative boards found at § 14-14-705.
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13-2-402. Librarian.
(a) No person shall be appointed to the office of county librarian unless prior to appointment the person is recommended for appointment by the county library board, if the board has been created.
(b) The county librarian shall conduct the library according to the most acceptable library methods.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-402
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13-2-404. County public library fund — Claims.
(a)(1) All tax and other county-appropriated funds of the county public library shall be in the custody of the county treasurer and shall constitute a separate fund, to be known as the “county public library fund”.
(2)(A) A county that supports a county public library or library system with a library tax under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, shall by ordinance of the quorum court of the county levy a tax at a millage rate approved by the voters on all taxable property within the county to be used for the support, operation, and maintenance of the public library or public library system located in the county.
(B) As used in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, “maintaining and operating” a public county library or a county library service or system includes the:
(i) Repair and upkeep of property and equipment;
(ii) Overhead and ongoing costs; and
(iii) General and administrative expenses.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in the ordinance, “maintaining and operating” includes without limitation:
(i) Postage, telephone, and Internet services;
(ii) Printing;
(iii) Library-owned motor vehicle expenses;
(iv) Advertising;
(v) Minor and major repairs;
(vi) Maintenance contracts;
(vii) Lawn care services;
(viii) Utilities and fuel;
(ix) Rent and lease payments;
(x) Insurance premiums;
(xi) Association and membership dues;
(xii) Contractual services not otherwise classified;
(xiii) Consumable supplies, materials, and commodities;
(xiv) Court costs;
(xv) Equipment not capitalized;
(xvi) Applicable petty cash reimbursements, laundry, and taxes;
(xvii) Travel, subsistence, meals, lodging, and transportation of county library employees or officials traveling on official business; and
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-404
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 13-2-404. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-14-705. County advisory or administrative boards.
(a) A county quorum court, by ordinance, may establish county advisory or administrative boards for the conduct of county affairs.
(b)(1)Advisory Boards.
(A) An advisory board may be established to assist a county office, department, or subordinate service district. The advisory board may furnish advice, gather information, make recommendations, and perform other activities as may be prescribed by ordinance. A county advisory board shall not have the power to administer programs or set policy.
(B) All advisory board members shall be appointed by the county judge. Confirmation of advisory board members by a quorum court shall not be required.
(C) An advisory board may contain any number of members as may be provided by the ordinance creating the advisory board.
(D) The term of all advisory board members shall not exceed three (3) years.
(2)Administrative Boards.
(A) Administrative boards may be established to exercise administrative powers granted by county ordinance, except that the board may not be authorized to pledge the credit of the county. The administrative board shall be a body politic and corporate, with power to contract and be contracted with and sue and be sued. As to actions of tort, the board shall be considered as an agency of the county government and occupy the same status as a county. No board member shall be liable in court individually for an act performed by him or her as a board member unless the damages caused thereby were the results of the board member's malicious acts.
(B) No member of any administrative board shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract made with the administrative board. A violation of subdivision (2)(B) of this section shall be deemed
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-14-705
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-14-705. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.