San Diego Municipal Code § 26.0301 Board of Library Commissioners
§26.0301 Board of Library Commissioners
(a) Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council in establishing the Board of Library Commissioners to provide the City’s library system with the benefit of the advice of interested citizens representative of the community and to continue in existence without interruption the functions heretofore performed by the Library Commission, as previously established under the provisions of repealed Section 63 of the Charter of The City of San Diego.
(b) Library Board. There is hereby created the Board of Library Commissioners which shall consist of eleven members, who shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall appoint nine members, one to represent each Council district, based on nominations provided by each Councilmember. The tenth member shall be an at-large member appointed by the Mayor. During the time that the San Diego Unified School District (School District) leases space at the Central Library for a school or school related purpose, and as required by the terms of the lease, the eleventh member shall be an official representative of the School District. The Mayor shall appoint the School District member from a list of nominations submitted by the School District. Council shall confirm all eleven members. The members shall serve two-year terms and each member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. The members shall be appointed in such a manner that the terms of not more than six members shall expire in any year. The expiration date of all terms shall be March 1. During March of each year the Mayor may designate one member as Chairperson; however, in the absence of such designation, the Board shall, on or after April 15, select from among their members a Chairperson.
(c) Functions. The Board of Library Commissioners shall consider all policy matters relating to the development and operation of the Library System of The City of San Diego, and shall be advisory to the City Manager, and through the City Manager to the City Council, on all questions of library policy.
(d) Secretary. The City Manager shall appoint a City Librarian who, in addition to directing the activities of the Library Department, shall serve as Secretary to the Board.
(Renumbered from Sec. 26.01 on 2–13–1995 by O–18162 N.S.)
(Amended 9-14-2010 by O-19991 N.S.; effective 10-14-2010.)
(Amended 8-4-2023 by O-21702 N.S.; effective 9-3-2023.)