The municipal governing body may, in its discretion and by ordinance, place the management and control of the public library under a library board of directors. The library board shall consist of at least five but not more than nine directors, chosen by the municipal governing body with reference to their fitness for such office. No director shall receive compensation as such. Directors appointed to the library board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the first day of May following their appointment, and their terms shall be staggered. The municipal governing body may remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty. Vacancies in the library board of directors shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-102, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 381, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2012, c. 25, § 1.