HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 173 ORDINANCE N0. 173
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A LIBRARY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1 : Pursuant to the Charter of the City of Friendswood,
a Department is hereby created within the framework of the governmental
organization of the City of Friendswood, which shall be known as the
Library Department and it shall function according to the laws of the
State of Texas , the Charter of the City of Friendswood, and the provisions
of this enactment.
Section 2: The City of Friendswood hereby accepts all gifts
and donations of books and equipment heretofore made for the Friendswood
Public Library, with grateful thanks to the donors both of books and
time, and it is ordained that such books and equipment, together with
such additions as may be made from time to time, shall constitute and form
. the books and equipment of the Friendswood Public Library.
Section 3: There is hereby created the Board of Trustees ,
� Friendswood Public Library, and such Board shall administer and supervise
the operation of the Friendswood Public Library and any branches thereof
as may be hereafter established by the Council , under the supervision and
control of the City Manager. Such Board may formulate such rules and
regulations as it shall deem necessary for the orderly use of the library
facilities and in governing the performance of duties of the library
employees and personnel .
Section 4: The Board of Trustees of the Friendswood Public Library
shall consist of five (5) members , to be appointed by the City Council
for the term of three (3) years , with appointments to be staggered throughout
the three-year period.
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Section 5: The Board of Trustees shall have no power to obligate
the City of Friendswood in any manner whatsoever; its finances shall be
handled in the same manner as any division of the city government.
Section 6: If any provision, exception, section , subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application
of same to any person or set of circumstances , shall for any reason be
held unconstitutional , void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their
application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end,
all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
APPROVED ON FIRST READING this 16th day of October , 1972.
APPROVED ON SECOND READING this 6th day of November , 1972.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND FINALLY ADOPTED ON THIRD READING this the
20th day of November , 1972.
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