2019-138 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 21-Public Library

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o�rNar+rcE No.�+��-�� ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE -CHAPTER 21 - -PUBLIC LIBRARY- BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 21 of the City Cade af the City of Decatur, I1linois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amerrded by amending Sectians 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Said Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 as so madified and amended, sha11 provide as fallows: 4. BUDGET. Annually no later than October 1, the Board shal! subrnit ta the City Manager a proposed budget of the anticipated library costs and expenses for the next ensuing January 1,thraugh December 31, fiscal year, in such form and detail as may be from time to time requested by the City Manager. The City Manager shall submit the recomrnendations as to such budget to the Council along with the suggested budget for other City functions. Annually along with the budgeting of and for other funds of the City a fund which shall be known as the Library Fund shall be budgeted for said casts and expenses in such amount as the Council deems proper for said object and purpose and the Council may cause the same to be funded by the levy of such tax ar taxes, or atherwise, and in such amount or amounts as the Council rnay from time to time provide. 5. CONTROL OF FUND. Subject to the direction of the Council, the Board shall supervise and control the library fund and shall do so in such manner as to comply with the fiscal, financial and accounting rules,regulations,practices,procedures and ordinances of the City. 6. ANNUAL REPORT. The Board sha11 annually report to the Cauncil and to the Illinais State Librarian as is prescribed by statute. 7. APP4INTMENT OF LIBRARIANS. Provisions of the 1aw ar ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, and until the further order of the Council, said Board is hereby authorized ta provide by resolution, either through applicatian af the Civi1 Service Law for Cities or otherwise, for the appointment, probation, continuance in positian, demotion, rernoval or discipline af prafessional librarians to ar occupying positions as a supervisor af a service or as a head of a departrnent as such services or departments are or have been established by said Board for the organization and operatian of said Library. Sectian 2. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the provisions hereofto be appropriately set aut in the City Code and to cause the same to be published in pamphlet farm according to 1aw. I