There is hereby created a board to be known as the Directors of the Ellis Public Library, consisting of eight members, one of whom shall be the mayor of the city who shall be an ex officio member of the board, and the remaining seven members shall be appointed by the mayor by and with the approval of the council, all of said members to be chosen from the residents of the city at large, with reference to their fitness for such office; provided, that no person holding any official position under the city, other than the mayor, shall be appointed a director while holding such office. All of the present members of the board of directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms.

(Code 1968, 9-101)

Such board shall effect its own organization and elect officers from its own members, and shall adopt such bylaws and rules for its own guidance and for government of the library as it may deem expedient, and not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Kansas with reference to public libraries. It shall have full and complete charge and supervision of the library and all of the buildings, grounds and rooms set apart for that purpose, and shall have all such other and further duties as may be provided for such board by the laws of the State of Kansas. Such board shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected by taxation or otherwise to the credit of the library fund, which fund shall be kept in the treasury of the city and shall be kept separate and apart from other funds. The city treasurer, upon receiving a certificate signed by the president and secretary of the board of directors to the effect that the person named in such certificate has been duly elected as the treasurer of the library fund and has given bond as required by law, shall pay over to such treasurer all funds collected for the maintenance of such public library, to be by such library treasurer disbursed under the direction of the board of directors as by law provided.

(Code 1968, 9-102)

(a)   The city, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,102, does hereby establish a library employee benefit contribution fund for the purpose of paying the city’s share of library employee benefits prescribed by subsection (b) of this section.

(b)   The city’s share of the cost of employee benefits authorized for payment from the fund created by subsection (a) of this section shall include the following:

(1)   Social Security (FICA);

(2)   Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS);

(3)   Workmen’s Compensation Benefits;

(4)   Employment security, unemployment compensation benefits;

(5)   Health and medical insurance.

(Ord. 1048, Secs. 1:2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully injure or damage any building occupied by the public library of the city or to willfully injure or destroy any book, map, chart, magazine, picture, statuary or other personal property belonging to or under the control of the public library of the city.

(Code 1968, 9-103)

It shall be unlawful for any person to take from the public library or any premises thereof in the city any book, map, plat, charter, picture or other personal property belonging to or under the control of the public library except with the permission of the librarian or person or persons in charge thereof, and in compliance with the rules of the public library or to retain such book, map, plat, chart or other personal property in his or her possession or keep the same out of the public library for a longer period of time than that designated on each book or date card.

(Code 1968, 9-104)

Upon complaint by the librarian or person or persons in charge of the public library of the city of the violation of the rules as referred to in section 12-204 hereof to the chief of police, the chief of police shall notify the person accused of the violation; and if restitution is not made within five days from the date of the notification by the chief of police, the librarian may file a complaint in the police court charging the person with the violations; and a warrant shall be issued for the accused, and upon conviction he or she shall be punished in accordance with this article.

(Code 1968, 9-105)

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be fined not more than $50.00.

(Code 1968, 9-106)