Chapter 2.32
LIBRARY1
Sections:
2.32.012 Library commission.
2.32.022 Duties and responsibilities.
2.32.042 Library director.
2.32.052 Internet filters.
2.32.012 Library commission.
A. There is created the Fairbanks North Star Borough library commission.
B. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The borough library director, the borough attorney and the chief financial officer shall be nonvoting members. (Ord. 92-073 § 2, 1992; Ord. 90-019 § 4, 1990)
2.32.022 Duties and responsibilities.
A. The library commission shall:
1. Not later than July 1st of each year prepare and submit to the borough mayor a recommended budget for the Fairbanks North Star Borough public library expendable trust fund. Said recommended budget shall conform to FNSBC 3.01.045.
2. Not later than September 15th of each year submit to the borough assembly a report on the proceedings of the commission regarding the Fairbanks North Star Borough public library expendable trust fund. The report shall include all trust fund receipts and expenditures in the preceding fiscal year.
3. At least once each year submit to the borough assembly a written report on the proceedings of the commission regarding the library. The report shall include a statement of all receipts and expenditures, except for receipts and expenditures of the library expendable trust fund, which shall be reported as set forth in subsection (A)(2) of this section.
4. Hear appeals of the decisions of the library’s selection committee on requests for reconsideration of materials. Appeal to the commission shall be the final administrative remedy in this appeal process. The commission’s decision may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. The library commission may:
1. Advise the mayor on policies and procedures desirable for library operation;
2. Advise the library director on the preservation and protection of historical donations;
3. Perform all necessary and proper acts, within the organizational framework of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, which will facilitate development of and maintain excellence in library programs. (Ord. 93-017 § 3, 1993; Ord. 90-019 § 4, 1990)
2.32.042 Library director.
The library director, under the supervision of the borough mayor, shall direct the services and perform all administrative tasks necessary for the efficient and economical conduct of the library. (Ord. 75-40 § 2, 1975)
2.32.052 Internet filters.
A. The library director, under the supervision of the borough mayor, shall implement a policy of Internet safety for all patrons and employees that includes the operation of Internet filtering software on every library computer with Internet access. The Internet filtering software must protect against anyone’s access through any such library computers to:
1. Visual depictions that are obscene;
2. Child pornography; and/or
3. Any other material harmful to minors.
B. The library director, or the director’s designee, shall temporarily disable Internet filtering software on a library computer to allow an adult unfiltered Internet access for any lawful purpose.
C. The terms “child pornography,” “harmful to minors,” “minor,” and “obscene” shall have the meanings provided under 20 USC Section 9134(f)(7). (Ord. 2003-51 § 2, 2003)
For penalty provisions regarding failure to return library property, see FNSBC 9.12.020.