1. After the consolidation of a city into a county library district, the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the city shall each appoint five competent persons who are residents of the new consolidated library district to serve as trustees.
2. The terms of office of the trustees appointed pursuant to subsection 1 are as follows:
(a) Three persons appointed by each governing body must be appointed for terms of 4 years.
(b) Two persons so appointed must be appointed for terms of 2 years.
Thereafter the offices of trustees must be filled for terms of 4 years in the order in which the terms expire. No person may be appointed to hold office for more than two consecutive terms.
3. A vacancy in the office of trustee which occurs because of the expiration of the term must be filled by appointment for a term of 4 years. A vacancy which occurs other than by expiration of the term must be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
4. The trustees are entitled to receive a salary of $40 per meeting, but not more than $80 per month, in addition to the travel and subsistence allowances in the same amounts as are provided for employees of the consolidated library district.
5. The board of county commissioners or governing body of the city, as the case may be, may remove any trustee appointed by it:
(a) For cause, as described in NRS 283.440; or
(b) Who fails, without good cause, to attend three successive meetings of the trustees.
6. The trustees shall appoint an executive director for the consolidated library district who serves at the pleasure of the trustees.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 7; A 1989, 613; 1993, 2547; 2021, 944)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 379 - Public Libraries
NRS 379.002 - Goal of public libraries and information centers.
NRS 379.003 - Master plan for libraries.
NRS 379.0051 - "Consolidated library" defined.
NRS 379.0053 - "County library" defined.
NRS 379.0055 - "District library" defined.
NRS 379.0056 - "Library foundation" defined.
NRS 379.0057 - "Public library" defined.
NRS 379.0059 - "Town library" defined.
NRS 379.007 - Purpose of certification; certificate revocable.
NRS 379.0073 - Regulations establishing standards for certification.
NRS 379.00785 - Petition for review of criminal history; fee.
NRS 379.0079 - Renewal of certification; information required of applicant; grounds for nonrenewal.
NRS 379.0083 - Regulations establishing fees relating to issuance and renewal of certificate.
NRS 379.0087 - Regulations setting forth standards for approval of courses of study or training.
NRS 379.009 - Filing and update of directory of personnel who hold certificates.
NRS 379.010 - County library: Establishment and maintenance; county library fund.
NRS 379.0223 - Consolidated library district: Name.
NRS 379.0224 - Consolidated library district: Boundaries.
NRS 379.0225 - Issuance of bonds by consolidated or county library district.
NRS 379.023 - Town library: Establishment and maintenance; levy of tax; town library fund.
NRS 379.027 - Powers and duties of librarian.
NRS 379.030 - Payment of claims against library fund.
NRS 379.040 - Library to be free and accessible to public; regulations of trustees.
NRS 379.070 - Establishment and maintenance.
NRS 379.107 - Powers and duties of librarian.
NRS 379.120 - Library to be free and accessible to public; regulations of governing authority.
NRS 379.142 - "Political subdivision" defined.
NRS 379.144 - Transfer of money to regional library.
NRS 379.145 - Division of property on withdrawal.
NRS 379.146 - Regional library board: Appointment; terms; number.
NRS 379.147 - "Library" defined.
NRS 379.1473 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 379.1475 - Agreement to form regional network of libraries.
NRS 379.148 - Governing board of regional network of libraries: Members; organization; duties.