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Amended Trustee Bylaws
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BYLAWS
ARTICLE I. IDENTIFICATION
This organization is the Board of Trustees (“Library Board”) of the Appleton Public Library (“Library”), located in Appleton, Wisconsin, as established by the Wisconsin municipality of the City Appleton (“City) according to the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, and exercising the powers and authority and assuming the responsibilities delegated to it under said statutes.
ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP
1. Appointment. The Library Board shall consist of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor of Appleton with the approval of the Common Council and the ninth representing the Appleton Area School District. A county chairperson, with the approval of the county board, may also appoint members to the Library Board pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 43.60.
2. Term. The regular term of office for shall be three years, except that the school district representative shall serve at the pleasure of the Superintendent of Schools.
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS
1. Officers. The officers of the Library Board shall be the President, Vice President, and Secretary, each elected from among the Library Board members at the organizational meeting described in Article IV, Paragraph 1.
2. Terms of Office. Officers shall take office at the close of the organizational meeting, described below in Article IV, Section 1, at which they are elected and shall serve from the close of that organizational meeting until the close of the subsequent organizational meeting at which their successors are duly elected. No officer may serve more than two consecutive terms in a given office nor hold more than one office at a time.
3. Nominating Committee. A nominating committee, and a chair thereof, shall be appointed by the President three months prior to the organizational meeting and shall present a slate of officers at the organizational meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floo...
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