A. Library trustees shall be appointed and removed as provided in RCW 35A.12.090. All applications shall be reviewed by the board of trustees and recommendations made to the mayor. Trustees shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council. Trustees who miss three consecutive meetings or five meetings within one year may be removed from office with vote by the city council.

B. Trustees are appointed for a five-year term, unless the appointment is to fill an unexpired term. No member may serve longer than the term or unexpired term to which he or she has been appointed, unless that person is reappointed by the mayor.

C. Library trustees shall not receive salaries or other compensation for their services; however, necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties as a library trustee shall be paid from the library funds following approval by the city clerk. (Ord. 2661 § 2, 2004)