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13-2-508. Joint municipal libraries — Joint city-county libraries.
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13-2-508. Joint municipal libraries — Joint city-county libraries.
(a) When any city council or governing body of a city of the first class shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library under the terms of this subchapter, the city board of trustees of the library appointed pursuant to this subchapter in fulfilling the purposes of this subchapter may contract with the municipal authorities of a neighboring city within this state or without this state if the city limits of the neighboring city so without this state extend to the state line of this state and are contiguous to the city limits of the city of the first class within this state, whereby a common library for the residents of both cities may be established and maintained by both cities.
(b) The contract shall provide for the division of the total cost of establishing, maintaining, and operating the library between the cities, even though the library is located without this state.
(c) However, the contract shall become effective only from and after its ratification by a majority of the elected members of the city council or the governing body of a city of the first class.
(d)(1) The city board of trustees, with the consent of its governing body of the city, and the county library board, with the consent of the county quorum court, or any group of municipal public libraries, and any combination of them, may contract with each other or among themselves to create, maintain, and support a joint city-county public library system or regional public library system or may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement among themselves to coordinate public library services among the different jurisdictions.
(2) Such a contract or interlocal agreement shall contain terms, agreements, and conditions
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-508
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13-2-508. Joint municipal libraries — Joint city-county libraries.
(a) When any city council or governing body of a city of the first class shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library under the terms of this subchapter, the city board of trustees of the library appointed pursuant to this subchapter in fulfilling the purposes of this subchapter may contract with the municipal authorities of a neighboring city within this state or without this state if the city limits of the neighboring city so without this state extend to the state line of this state and are contiguous to the city limits of the city of the first class within this state, whereby a common library for the residents of both cities may be established and maintained by both cities.
(b) The contract shall provide for the division of the total cost of establishing, maintaining, and operating the library between the cities, even though the library is located without this state.
(c) However, the contract shall become effective only from and after its ratification by a majority of the elected members of the city council or the governing body of a city of the first class.
(d)(1) The city board of trustees, with the consent of its governing body of the city, and the county library board, with the consent of the county quorum court, or any group of municipal public libraries, and any combination of them, may contract with each other or among themselves to create, maintain, and support a joint city-county public library system or regional public library system or may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement among themselves to coordinate public library services among the different jurisdictions.
(2) Such a contract or interlocal agreement shall contain terms, agreements, and conditions as may be agreed upon by the city board of trustees, the county library board of trustees, the county quorum court, and the board of trustees of the several municipalities.
(e) Any library or joint city-county library or other library system created under this section for coordination of library services when so established and operated shall be a public city library for all the intents and purposes of this subchapter and of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30.
(f) This section does not repeal any existing law and shall be cumulative to the provisions of §§ 13-2-501 — 13-2-503, 13-2-505 — 13-2-507, and 13-2-509.
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13-2-501. Establishment — Appropriations.
(a)(1) The city council or governing body of any city of the first class may by ordinance establish and maintain a public library for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the city.
(2) The governing body of any city which levies a city library tax in accordance with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall establish, operate, and maintain a city public library or library services for the citizens of the city.
(b)(1) In a city of the first class, on petition of five percent (5%) of the voters requesting the establishment of a public library, the city council or governing body of the municipality within thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition shall call an election to be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq.
(2)(A) The election shall be advertised and conducted as special elections are required by law to be advertised and conducted.
(B) The ballots shall be marked “FOR Public Library”, “AGAINST Public Library”.
(3) If a majority of the electors voting at the election vote in favor of the establishment of a public library, it shall be the duty of the city council or the governing body of the municipality immediately to establish a public library and continue to maintain it in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(c) When a public library has been established, the city council or the governing body of the municipality may allot for library purposes a prescribed proportion of its municipal revenues to be used exclusively for the maintenance of the public library.
(d)(1) A city which supports a city public library or library system with a city library tax under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, shall by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality appropriate all tax revenues
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-501
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13-2-503. Powers of trustees — Librarian and staff.
(a)(1) All moneys received for library purposes, whether by taxation or otherwise, shall belong to and be designated as the library fund.
(2) The moneys shall be kept separate and apart from other funds of the city and drawn upon by the proper officers of the library upon the properly authenticated invoices of the library board of trustees.
(b)(1) The board shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of the library fund and of the construction of any library building.
(2) The board shall have the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for library purposes.
(c)(1)(A) The board shall have the power to purchase or lease grounds or to purchase, lease, erect, and occupy appropriate buildings for the use of the library.
(B) When a building erected or purchased by the board is not adapted to its purpose or needs, the board may remodel or reconstruct the building.
(2) The board may also sell or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes.
(d)(1) The board shall have the power to appoint a librarian qualified by education, training, experience, and personality, who shall serve at the will of the board.
(2) The board shall have the power to appoint necessary assistants and other members of the staff, basing their appointment on the recommendation of the librarian.
(e) The board shall have the power to make necessary rules and regulations for administering the library and shall make provisions for representation at library conventions.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-503
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 13-2-503. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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13-2-505. Donations for library.
(a) Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of a library shall have the right to vest the title to the money or real estate so donated in the board of trustees of the library created under this subchapter.
(b) The money or real estate shall be held and controlled by the board, when accepted, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of the property.
(c) As to the property, the board shall be considered trustees.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-505
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 13-2-505. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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13-2-507. Contracts for library services outside the city — Fees for special library services.
(a) The board of trustees of the library may extend the privilege and use of the library to persons residing outside the city upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe by its regulations or its policies.
(b) The board may also contract for library service or for the privilege and use of the library with the county quorum court, the municipal authorities of a neighboring city, town, or village, or school authorities.
(c) In addition, reasonable reimbursements may be collected by the city public library for providing any special library services beyond the customary library services, provided they are determined in advance and in writing by the board.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-2-507
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 13-2-507. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.