22-1-317. City-county library -- board of trustees. (1) A joint city-county library must be governed by a board of trustees composed of five members chosen as specified in the contract, with terms not to exceed 5 years.
(2) Trustees may not serve more than two full terms in succession.
(3) Trustees shall serve without compensation, but their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties may be paid from library funds.
(4) Trustees shall meet and elect a presiding officer and other officers that they consider necessary, for 1-year terms.
(5) The board of trustees has the same powers and duties as the board of trustees of a city library or a county library.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 3, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 44-219.2; amd. Sec. 349, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities
22-1-303. Creation of public library
22-1-304. Tax levy -- special library fund -- bonds
22-1-305. Library depreciation reserve fund authorized
22-1-306. Moneys for library depreciation reserve fund
22-1-308. Public library -- board of trustees
22-1-309. Trustees -- powers and duties
22-1-310. Chief librarian -- personnel -- compensation
22-1-311. Use of library -- privileges
22-1-312. Cooperation and merger
22-1-313. Existing tax-supported libraries -- notification -- exemption from county taxes
22-1-314. Continued existence of all public libraries
22-1-315. City library may assume functions of county library
22-1-316. Joint city-county library
22-1-317. City-county library -- board of trustees
22-1-318. through 22-1-324 reserved
22-1-326. State aid to public libraries
22-1-327. State aid -- per capita -- per square mile
22-1-328. Statewide interlibrary resource-sharing program
22-1-329. Statewide library access program