Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Ch. 2.84 Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Board

The Rancho Mirage library and observatory board is hereby established and shall serve as a legislative body responsible for establishing policies for the operation of the library and observatory. The faithful implementation of the policies adopted by the board shall be the responsibility of city employees assigned to the library and observatory.

(Ord. 650 § 1, 1996; Ord. 693 § 2, 1998; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall consist of the five members of the city council. The board members shall individually hold office for a term which coincides with their respective terms of office on the city council. Vacancies that may occur shall be filled in accordance with Section 2.02.130 of the municipal code.

(Ord. 650 § 2, 1996; Ord. 693 § 3, 1998; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall meet at least once a month, at such times and places as it may fix by resolution.

(Ord. 650 § 3, 1996; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion, and a recorded vote of a majority of the quorum of the board is required on each action. The board shall keep a record of all action taken.

(Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall ensure that all monies acquired for the purposes of the library or observatory by gift, devise, bequest or otherwise shall be apportioned to a fund designated as the library and observatory fund and shall be applied only to the purposes herein authorized. Payments from the fund shall be made in the same manner as provided for the payment of other demands against the city; provided that all demands on such fund shall be first presented to the board and approved by it, before being approved for payment and ordered paid by the city council.

(Ord. 650 § 6, 1996; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall ensure that the library and observatory shall be at no cost to residents of the Coachella Valley and visitors to the city, subject to the rules and regulations of the board.

(Ord. 650 § 7, 1996; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall ensure that title to all property acquired for the library and/or observatory shall be and remain in the name of the city.

(Ord. 650 § 8, 1996; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

Any change in the name of the library and observatory shall require a four-fifths vote of the board.

(Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)

The board shall establish its own rules of proceedings and decorum.

(Ord. 650 § 9, 1996; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2017)