The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the library under its management, and all property belonging to the district.
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Section § 19460
This law section states that the board of library trustees is responsible for creating and enforcing the necessary rules to manage, govern, and protect the library and its property.
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Section § 19460.5
This law allows a school district to destroy certain records by following specific procedures outlined in another part of the Government Code.
A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
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Section § 19461
The board in charge of library trustees is responsible for managing any donations or trusts set up for the library. They can hold and manage property anywhere, and if there are no specific instructions, they should use these assets to benefit the library.
The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library, and received by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state or elsewhere, and where not otherwise provided, dispose of the property for the benefit of the library.
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Section § 19462
This section explains that the board of library trustees is responsible for deciding the roles and responsibilities of the library staff, including the librarian and other officers. They also have the authority to hire, determine salaries, and control the number of staff members. The staff remains in their positions as long as the board is satisfied with them.
The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the number of and appoint all officers and employees, and fix their compensation. The officers and employees shall hold their offices and positions at the pleasure of the board.
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Section § 19463
The board of library trustees is responsible for buying books, journals, and other items needed for the library.
The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property.
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Section § 19464
This law section gives the board of library trustees the authority to buy property and either build, rent, or equip the necessary buildings or rooms needed to fulfill their responsibilities.
The board of library trustees shall purchase real property, and erect or rent and equip, such buildings or rooms, as in its judgment are necessary properly to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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Section § 19465
This law says that the board of library trustees must make sure that the Secretary of State and other state officials give the library copies of all state reports, laws, and publications that aren't already assigned to someone else.
The board of library trustees shall require the Secretary of State and other state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other publications of the state not otherwise disposed of by law.
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Section § 19466
This law states that the board of library trustees has the authority to borrow, lend, and exchange books with other libraries. They can also let people who live outside the library's district borrow books, based on rules the board sets.
The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries, and may allow nonresidents of the district to borrow books upon such conditions as the board may prescribe.
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Section § 19467
The board of library trustees is allowed to borrow money, provide collateral, make purchases through contracts, and do whatever else is needed to fulfill their responsibilities as outlined in the chapter.
The board of library trustees shall borrow money, give security therefor, purchase on contract, and do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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Section § 19468
Every year by the end of August, the board of library trustees must send a report to the State Librarian at Sacramento. This report, prepared by the local librarian, should include the library's status and the number of books it had as of June 30th. It should also include any other information the State Librarian considers important. To help gather this information, the State Librarian might provide librarians with forms or instructions.
The board of library trustees shall file, through the librarian, on or before the last day of August of each year, a report with the State Librarian at Sacramento giving the condition of its library and the number of volumes contained therein on the 30th day of June preceding. The report shall, in addition to other matters deemed expedient by the board of trustees or the district librarian, contain such statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the State Librarian. For this purpose the State Librarian may send to the several district librarians instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a comparative study of library conditions in the state.
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Section § 19469
The library trustees are responsible for deciding when the library will be open for public use.
The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library shall be open for the use of the public.
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Section § 19470
Every year, the library district's board of trustees must give the county supervisors a written estimate of how much money they'll need for the upcoming fiscal year. This has to be done at least 15 days before county taxes are set to be collected.
Annually, at least 15 days before the first day of the month in which county taxes are levied, the board of library trustees of each library district shall furnish to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district or any part thereof is situated, an estimate in writing of the amount of money necessary for all purposes required under this chapter during the next ensuing fiscal year.
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Section § 19473
This law explains that a specific tax for library districts should be calculated and collected just like county taxes. The money collected will go into the county treasury, specifically credited to the library district's fund, and can only be used with approval from the library district board.
The tax shall be computed, entered upon the tax rolls, and collected in the same manner as county taxes are computed, entered, and collected. All money collected shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the particular library district fund and shall be paid out on the order of the district board, signed by the president and secretary.
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Section § 19475
This law mandates that any money received by the library, whether as a gift or through other means, must be deposited into the county treasury and credited to the district's library fund. The use of this money is controlled solely by the library trustees of the district.
All money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, for the purposes of the library, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library fund of the district, subject only to the order of the library trustees of the district.
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Section § 19476
This law says that if a donation or inheritance to a library can't be handled by just giving it to the treasury because of specific conditions set by the donor, then the library's board should take care of the money and make sure it's used for the library according to those conditions.
If the payment into the treasury is inconsistent with the terms or conditions of any gift, devise, or bequest, the board of library trustees shall provide for the safety and preservation of the fund, and the application thereof to the use of the library, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the gift, devise, or bequest.
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Section § 19477
When the library trustees of a district make a request, the county auditor needs to send a payment order to the county treasurer for the specified amount.
Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an order of the library trustees of the district, he shall issue his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount stated in the order.
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Section § 19478
If you present a warrant to the treasurer for payment and there isn't enough money to pay it, the treasurer will mark it as 'not paid for want of funds' with the date and sign it. From that moment, the warrant will start earning interest at 6% per year until it's paid. When the funds become available, the county treasurer will notify you by sending a letter to your provided address, and the notice is considered delivered once it's mailed.
When any warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and it is not paid for want of funds, the treasurer shall endorse thereon “not paid for want of funds” with the date of presentation and sign his name thereto, and from that time the warrant bears interest at the rate of 6 percent per annum until it is paid or until funds are available for its payment and the county treasurer gives notice to the warrant holder that funds are available for the payment. The giving of the notice is deemed complete upon deposit thereof in the United States mail in a sealed envelope addressed to the warrant holder at his address given by him at the time of presentation of the warrant to the treasurer, with postage thereon fully prepaid and registered.
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Section § 19479
This law states that libraries set up under this rule must always be free for locals and nonresident taxpayers in the library district. However, people need to follow the library's rules, and if they break them, they might be fined or banned from using the library.
Every library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be made by the board of library trustees. For violation of any rule, regulation, or bylaw a person may be fined or excluded from the privileges of the library.
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Section § 19480
If a library acquires property, and there are no specific terms or other arrangements stating otherwise, the ownership of that property goes to the district where the library is located.
The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the library, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests in the district in which the library is or is to be situated.
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Section § 19481
This law section states that each library district in California should be named with the format '____ Library District of ____ County,' where the blanks are filled with the district's and county's names. These districts can buy, sell, and manage property, and they are allowed to initiate or face lawsuits under their district name. The law also specifies that numbers should not be included in the district's name.
Every library district shall be designated by the name and style of ____ Library District (using the name of the district) of ____ County (using the name of the county or counties in which the district is situated). In that name the trustees may sue and be sued, and may hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district. A number shall not be used as a part of the designation of any library district.
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Section § 19482
This law explains that library trustees, as well as those from nearby library districts, cities, or counties, can make agreements to share their library books with people who live in those areas. These arrangements include a fair payment that the other areas must make to the lending library for borrowing their books.
The board of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the governing bodies of neighboring cities, or boards of supervisors of counties in which public libraries are situated, may contract to lend the books of libraries created under this chapter to residents of the counties, neighboring cities, or library districts, upon a reasonable compensation to be paid by the counties, neighboring cities, or library districts.
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Section § 19483
This law states that even if a library district is created after a county has established a free library, the property within that district can still be taxed to support the county's free library. However, there is an exception for any property tax allocation adjustments as outlined in another specific law (Section 19116).
Anything in Sections 19100 to 19179, inclusive, to the contrary, notwithstanding, the property in any library district created under this chapter subsequent to the establishment of a county free library is subject to taxation for county free library purposes as though the library district had not been created. This section shall not apply to any adjustments in property tax allocations made pursuant to Section 19116.
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