Effective: June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly
(A) To fulfill the network purpose under section 3375.64 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the Ohio public library information network shall do all of the following:
(1) Employ and fix the compensation of an executive director of the network and such other personnel as are necessary to carry out this section and sections 3375.64 and 3375.67 of the Revised Code. The board may designate positions in the unclassified civil service for which it may employ persons.
(2) Develop plans of service and operation for the Ohio public library information network in consultation with the state library of Ohio;
(3) Have exclusive control of the expenditure of all money held in the name of the network;
(4) Adopt bylaws for the governance of the network and for calling and conducting the board's meetings;
(5) Appoint the state library of Ohio as the board's fiscal agent. When so appointed, the state library shall serve as fiscal agent and shall provide all of the following services:
(a) Prepare and process payroll and other personnel documents that the board approves;
(b) Maintain ledgers of accounts and reports of account balances, and monitor budgets and allotment plans in consultation with the board;
(c) Provide purchasing services to facilitate the purchase of property approved by the board;
(d) Deposit revenues received on behalf of the board into the accounts maintained by the board;
(e) Perform other routine support services that the state librarian or the state librarian's designee and the board or the board's designee consider appropriate to achieve efficiency.
(B) The board of trustees may do any of the following:
(1) Enter into contracts or agreements for the purposes of this section and section 3375.64 of the Revised Code;
(2) Receive grants, payments, bequests, and gifts on behalf of the network;
(3) Expend, for the network purpose under section 3375.64 of the Revised Code, and in the exercise of the powers enumerated in this section, all money received as grants, payments, gifts, bequests, or otherwise, and generally do all things the board determines necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the network;
(4) Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire vehicles and other personal property for the maintenance and operation of the network;
(5) Purchase, erect, lease, lease with an option to purchase, appropriate, or otherwise improve, equip, and furnish buildings or parts of buildings and other real property for use by the network;
(6) Hold title to and have custody of property, both real and personal, of the network.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Section 3375.01 | State Library Board.
Section 3375.011 | Free Photocopy of Driver's License or Identification Card.
Section 3375.02 | Appointment of State Librarian - Duties.
Section 3375.04 | Control and Management of State Library.
Section 3375.06 | County Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.07 | Tax Levy for Maintenance of County Free Public Library.
Section 3375.09 | Tax Levy by Board of Township Trustees for Maintenance of Library.
Section 3375.10 | Township Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.12 | Municipal Free Public Libraries - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.121 | Municipal Library District Created.
Section 3375.14 | School Libraries.
Section 3375.15 | School District Free Public Library - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.16 | Board of Education May Transfer, Convey, or Lease Property for Library Purposes.
Section 3375.17 | Tax Levy by Board of Education for Operation of Library.
Section 3375.18 | Board of Education May Provide Building or Property for Public Library Service.
Section 3375.19 | County Library District.
Section 3375.201 | Election on Creating County District Library.
Section 3375.21 | Resolution for Inclusion of Subdivision in County Library District.
Section 3375.211 | Submission of Resolution to Electors.
Section 3375.212 | Consolidation With Another Subdivision.
Section 3375.213 | Assets, Liabilities and Levies.
Section 3375.22 | County Library District - Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.23 | Tax Levy by Board of County Commissioners for County Library District.
Section 3375.28 | Creation of Regional Library District.
Section 3375.31 | Tax Levy by Board of County Commissioners for Regional Library District.
Section 3375.32 | Meeting of Boards of Library Trustees - Organization - Election of Clerk - Bond.
Section 3375.33 | Boards of Library Trustees Are Bodies Politic and Corporate.
Section 3375.34 | Name of Board of Library Trustees.
Section 3375.35 | Rules of Procedure - Annual Report.
Section 3375.351 | Payment of Employees by Direct Deposit.
Section 3375.361 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.
Section 3375.37 | Statement Filed With County Auditor.
Section 3375.38 | Compliance With Duties Relating to Moneys Credited to Board of Library Trustees.
Section 3375.39 | Accounting by Clerk - Count and Certificate.
Section 3375.391 | Treasurer to Credit Earnings on Investments.
Section 3375.392 | Policies for Use of Credit Card Accounts.
Section 3375.40 | Board of Library Trustees - Powers and Duties.
Section 3375.401 | Purchase of Liability Insurance.
Section 3375.402 | Establishment of Museums.
Section 3375.403 | Contract for Public Library Service.
Section 3375.404 | Issuance of Notes and Anticipation Notes.
Section 3375.41 | Contracts Over $50,000 to Require Bidding Procedure.
Section 3375.411 | Retirement Systems for Library Employees.
Section 3375.42 | Contract for Library Service - Tax Levy.
Section 3375.431 | Board of Education May Issue Bonds for Libraries.
Section 3375.44 | Payment of Interest - Retirement of Bonds - Annual Levy.
Section 3375.45 | Control and Management of Sinking or Bond Retirement Fund.
Section 3375.46 | Bureau of Municipal Research and Information May Be Established.
Section 3375.481 | Consortium of County Law Library Resources Boards.
Section 3375.61 | Financial Aid to Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association.
Section 3375.62 | Appointment of Trustees.
Section 3375.63 | Eligibility for Membership on Board of Public Library Trustees.
Section 3375.64 | Public Library Information Network.
Section 3375.65 | Library Information Network Board of Trustees.
Section 3375.66 | Duties and Powers of Board of Trustees.
Section 3375.67 | Dissolution of Network.
Section 3375.79 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Fund.
Section 3375.80 | Libraries Designated as Resource Centers.
Section 3375.81 | Essential Library Services Support Program.
Section 3375.82 | Administration of Grants.
Section 3375.83 | Interstate Library Compact.
Section 3375.84 | Interstate Library Compact Definitions.
Section 3375.85 | Aid to Interstate Library District Partly Within State.
Section 3375.90 | Formation of Regional Library System.
Section 3375.91 | Board of Trustees of Regional Library System - Powers and Duties.
Section 3375.92 | Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Board - Duties.
Section 3375.93 | Dissolution of or Withdrawal From Regional Library System.