(1) The trustees shall serve without compensation.

(2) The terms of office of the initial five trustees shall be for one, two, three, four, and five years, and thereafter the trustees shall be appointed annually for a term of five years.

(3) A trustee shall attend no less than 75 percent of the regular meetings scheduled by the board each year. Meetings missed after pre-arrangement with the chair shall not be counted as unexcused absences. Failure to meet the board of trustees’ attendance requirements shall be grounds for removal of a trustee by the town council.

(4) At least three of the five trustees shall be residents of the town of Cathlamet. At the council’s option, one or two trustees may be appointed who are residents of the library’s service area outside the town’s boundaries. In selecting the trustees, the council shall seek to ensure representation that includes experience with the functions of public and private libraries, serving on oversight boards, and a demonstrated commitment to promoting public education, culture, and intellectual development to a diverse community.

(5) A trustee may be removed by the town council for incompetency, inefficiency, nonperformance, neglect of duty, misfeasance, or malfeasance. Decisions of the town council regarding membership shall be final, and there shall be no appeal therefrom.

(6) Board members are appointed public officials. As such, board members are required to obey all applicable laws, including but not limited to the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW) and the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine Act (Chapter 42.36 RCW), all ordinances, and rules, and comply with any code of conduct or ethics which the council may adopt. No board member shall concurrently serve as a member of another public or private organization’s board of directors, where that organization conducts any business with the Cathlamet Blanche Bradley Public Library. (Ord. 514 § 2, 2009)