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4) Following the initial appointment of the Library Board, all terms will be for three years, commencing on January I of the year the term begins, with Library Board members allowed to serve no more than three consecutive three-year terms. 5) The City Council will appoint an interim library director with the authority to organize and manage the Public Library System until a library director is appointed by the Library Board. The Library Board shall appoint a qualified library director and other staff as necessary, establish the compensation of employees, and remove any of them for cause. 6) The City Council will levy an annual, tax upon all taxable property within the City for the support of the library and will place such money in a designated Library Fund. 7) Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 134.11, the Library Board shall adopt bylaws and regulations for the library, and shall have exclusive control of the expenditure of all money collected for or placed to the credit of the Library Fund, of interest earned on all money collected for or placed to the credit of the Library Fund, of the construction of library buildings, and of the grounds, rooms, and buildings provided for library purposes. 8) The City shall set aside certain public property to be further specified by subsequent resolution for the benefit of the Public Library Service. With the approval of the council, the Library Board may erect a library building thereon. 9) The City Council may create a citizens' committee, to be comprised of residents from the City of Lake Elmo, to advise the City Council and the Library Board on issues of public concern related to the City of Lake Elmo Public Library Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subsequent to date of this Resolution, the City will continue good faith negotiations with Washington County for the purposes of maintaining and improving existing library services or transferring library services from the County to the City and adjusting the special levy limits therefore in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 275.72. If within sixty (60) days of the date of this Resolution, the City and Washington County resolve to provide library services to the residents of Lake Elmo and the City Council determines that the Public Library established herein is no longer desirable for the City, the City Council may by resolution dissolve the Public Library System and Library Board. Furthermore, the establishment of the Public Library System and the Library Board herein shall be contingent upon the City's determination that there is sufficient funding for the Public Library System. If within sixty (60) days of the date of this Resolution, the City Council determines that there is not sufficient funding for the Public Library System, the City Council may by resolution dissolve the Public Library System and Library Board.