2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 397 - LIBRARIES
Act 164 of 1877 - CITY, VILLAGE, AND TOWNSHIP LIBRARIES (397.201 - 397.217)
Section 397.202 - Board of directors; members; qualifications; number; terms.

Sec. 2.

(1) If a city council decides to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this act, the mayor of that city shall, with the approval of the city council, appoint a board of 5 directors for the library and reading room, chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for that office. Not more than 1 member of the city council shall be at any 1 time a member of the board.

(2) If a city council decides, after the first appointments of the board of directors as provided in subsection (1), that the purposes of the library and reading room would be better served by a different number of members on the appointed board of directors, the city council may by ordinance change the number of members to an odd number not less than 5 or more than 9.

(3) The term of office for each member of the appointed board of directors may be changed by ordinance to a term of not less than 2 years or more than 5 years.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3, if the term of office is changed by ordinance by a city council, the term of office for subsequent appointments by the mayor shall be the same as prescribed by the ordinance.

History: 1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5176 ;-- CL 1897, 3450 ;-- CL 1915, 3432 ;-- CL 1929, 8060 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 397.202 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 99, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2000