West Virginia Code 10-1-5 – Board of library directors — Qualifications; term of office; vacancies; removal; no compensation
(a) Whenever a public library is established under this article, the governing authority or authorities shall appoint a board of directors with five members chosen with reference to their fitness for such office, from:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 10-1-5
- governing authority: shall be construed to mean county court, county board of education or the governing body of any municipality. See West Virginia Code 10-1-1
- public library: as used in this article shall be construed to mean a library maintained wholly or in part by any governing authority from funds derived by taxation and the services of which are free to the public, except for those charges for which provision may be made elsewhere in this article. See West Virginia Code 10-1-1
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(1) The citizens of the library's service area, as determined by the Library Commission; or
(2) The county in which the library is located.
(b) The board of directors for a regional library shall consist of not less than five nor more than ten members, with a minimum of one member from each county in the region. The total number of directors and the apportionment of directors by county shall be determined by joint action of the governing authorities concerned.
(c) The term of office for a director is five years from July 1, following the appointment. Directors may serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(d) For a new board of directors under this article, the initial appointment of the directors shall be staggered. Thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of five years.
(e) Vacancies in the board shall be immediately reported by the board to the governing authority and filled by appointment. Vacancies for an unexpired term shall be immediately reported by the board to the governing authority and filled by appointment for the remainder of the term only.
(f) A director may be removed for just cause in the manner provided by the bylaws of the library board.
(g) No compensation shall be paid to any director.