§ 9-12. Membership.

(a)

The new Washington County Library Board shall be composed of seven (7) qualified electors of the County to be appointed and confirmed in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-705. The term of each member shall begin on January 1 of each year; provided further one (1) member shall represent the City of Springdale; one (1) member shall represent the City of Prairie Grove; one (1) member shall represent the City of Lincoln; one (1) member shall represent the City of West Fork; one (1) member shall represent the City of Elkins; and one (1) member shall represent the City of Farmington. The Mayors of the aforestated cities shall, in consultation with their respective library boards, certify nominees to the County Judge. One (1) member shall represent the remainder of the unincorporated areas of the County and cities not set out above. This one (1) member shall be submitted by the County Judge. All nominees are to be confirmed by the Quorum Court.

(b)

The terms of each board member shall be five (5) years; however, the initial terms shall be staggered in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-705.

(Ord. No. 2003-46, Arts. 3, 4, 9-11-03; Ord. No. 2014-38, Art. 1, adopted 6-19-14, effective 1-31-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2003-46, Art. 1, adopted Sept. 11, 2003, repealed § 9-12, in its entirety. Articles 3, 4 of said ordinance enacted new provisions to read as herein set out. Prior to amendment, § 9-12 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 78-1, § 2, adopted Jan. 13, 1978; Ord. No. 78-15, § 1, adopted June 13, 1978; Ord. No. 2001-28, Arts. 1, 2, adopted May 10, 2001; Ord. No. 2001-69, Art. 1, adopted Dec. 13, 2001. Ord. No. 2014-47, Art. 1, adopted Aug. 21, 2014, amended the effective date of Ord. No. 2014-38 to be Jan. 31, 2016.