Redding Municipal Code Ch. 2.42 Redding Municipal Library

Under the provisions of State Government Code 39732 and State Education Code 18900 et seq., there is established in and for the citizens and residents of the city and public at large a free public library, named the "Redding Municipal Library."

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

There is established a library board of trustees for the Redding Municipal Library which shall consist of the five members of the city council.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

The term of office for the trustees shall be three years. The terms of the trustees shall automatically renew for the period each member remains on the city council and shall terminate when he or she is no longer serving on the city council.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

The board of trustees shall have all the powers and be subject to all of the duties set forth and contained in the California Education Code 18900 et seq.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

The board of trustees shall meet at least once a month at such times and places as it may fix by resolution, shall appoint a president annually, shall select a vice president to preside in the absence of the president, shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept, and may adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and policies for the administration, government, and protection of the Redding Municipal Library.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

Pursuant to State Education Code 18911, each trustee shall be compensated fifty dollars per month.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

A fund is established, which shall be designated as the Redding Municipal Library Fund, and all money and revenue received by the treasurer's office for the support of the Redding Municipal Library shall be credited to the Redding Municipal Library Fund. The City of Redding shall act as the fiscal agent for the Redding Municipal Library Fund. The Redding Municipal Library Fund shall be drawn therefrom only as by law and the ordinances of the city provide, but shall only be applied in the operation and maintenance of the library.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2666, § 1, 11-7-2023)

There is created the Shasta Public Library Citizens Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee shall be to advise the board of trustees on matters related to operation of the Redding Municipal Library.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

A. The citizens advisory committee shall consist of five members, serving without compensation, who are appointed in the following manner: two members shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the Redding city council; two members shall be appointed by the Shasta County board of supervisors; and one member shall be appointed by the Shasta Library Foundation, or its successor organization.

B. Committee members shall serve staggered four-year terms. For the initial term, members shall draw lots with three members serving a two-year term and two members a four-year term. Committee members will be limited to two consecutive full four-year terms.

C. In the event a committee vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of its term, the original appointing entity shall make an appointment to fulfill the unexpired term.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

A. The committee shall carry out the directives of the board of trustees and act in an advisory capacity to the board of trustees in all matters pertaining to the administration, operation, development, improvement, and maintenance of the Redding Municipal Library.

B. In addition to the foregoing general power and duty, the committee shall have the following particular powers and duties:

1. Determine and report to the board of trustees the community's needs in respect to library services;

2. Study and recommend to the board of trustees on matters relating to current and future library services, including methods of financing;

3. Submit to the board of trustees such recommendations as may seem desirable for the present and future operations of library facilities;

4. Assist the board of trustees in ascertaining community attitudes and issues and in invoking public awareness and involvement in library services;

5. Make recommendations to the board of trustees regarding the development of library policies, services, programs, activities and facilities;

6. At least once each year, report committee activities to the board of trustees and make information available to other committees and officials of the city and county as required or desirable;

7. Review annually, budgets and financial statements relating to library services and make recommendations thereon;

8. Serve as the liaison between the board of trustees and the various volunteer library support groups;

9. Perform other related duties as directed, from time to time, by the board of trustees.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

The committee shall hold regular meetings monthly at a time, date, and place to be determined by the committee. All meetings of the committee shall be open to the public. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business, and the affirmative votes of three members shall be necessary for any action to be taken. The committee shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business. The committee shall keep a public record of its action. Promptly after approval thereof by the committee, the original minutes of committee shall be filed in the office of the Redding city clerk.

(Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

A. It is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following activities within or upon the premises of the Redding Municipal Library:

1. Engage in annoying behavior such as loud talking, shouting, fighting, horseplay, or intentionally interfering with the legitimate use of the library by others or the duties of the library staff;

2. Use library facilities for the purpose of sleeping, bathing, shaving, or washing clothes or similar activities;

3. Operate radios, televisions, tape or disc players, or similar sound-producing devices which can be heard by others;

4. Eating, drinking, or using chewing tobacco in any public area of the library, except in areas expressly authorized by the library director;

5. Seeking or obtaining signatures on any petition, conducting surveys or investigations, distributing printed materials, or soliciting within the interior of the library, or distributing printed materials, leaflets or flyers upon the windshield of any vehicle in the parking lots on the premises.

6. Bicycling, skateboarding, skating (including rollerblading), or similar activity within the library or on library property;

7. Removing, relocating, or repositioning library equipment or facilities such as tables, bookshelves, book stands, or other permanently placed equipment or facilities without permission of library staff;

8. Remaining in the library after closing;

9. Entering the library building without wearing shoes or a shirt, or removing shoes or shirt while inside the library;

10. Smoking on the library site, including the building, patios, landscaped grounds, parking lots and roof. The boundaries of the library site are defined by the sidewalks on Parkview Avenue (south) and Grape Street (east), the Tiger Field parking lot (north) and the South City Park driveway (west). "Smoke or smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco, chemical substance or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking" also includes the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form which can be used to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine or other substance to the user.

11. For a customer to be in the building, on the grounds or utilizing on-site services of the library after being banned or suspended by the library director in accordance with Redding Municipal Library Board Policy.

B. It is unlawful for any person to fail to obey a directive from library personnel to cease and desist from violation of any regulation, statute, or ordinance applicable to the use of the library.

(Ord. 2407 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2374 § 5 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2434, § 1, 6-2-2009; Ord. No. 2441, § 1, 11-17-2009; Ord. No. 2495, § 1, 3-19-2013; Ord. No. 2522, § 2, 4-7-2015)