§65-4-103.

§65-4-103.
   
   (a) The Board of Trustees of a library system containing two or more
   counties, herein defined as a multicounty library system, shall
   consist of at least five (5) members. There shall be at least one
   member from each county appointed by the board of county
   commissioners. Additional members shall be appointed for each city
   within the system with a population of two thousand (2,000) or more,
   with these appointments to be made by the governing body of the city.
   In addition, any town with a population of at least one thousand
   (1,000), a distance of at least thirty (30) miles from the next
   nearest town having a board member, shall be entitled to a member,
   appointed by the governing board of such town, for a term of three (3)
   years. In counties with no city with a population of two thousand
   (2,000) or more, a member shall be appointed by the governing body of
   the county seat city or town. Should the board serving a multicounty
   unit result in fewer than five members, additional board members shall
   be appointed on a proportional basis agreed upon by the county
   governments involved.
   
   (b) Initial appointments shall be distributed among one-, two- and
   three-year terms, with one-third (1/3) of the appointments to be made
   for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) to be made for two (2) years and
   one-third (1/3) for three (3) years. Subsequent appointments shall be
   for three-year terms, except in the case of an appointment to fill a
   vacancy in the membership of the system board, which appointment shall
   be for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member where death,
   resignation or removal has created the vacancy. A partial term of not
   more than eighteen (18) months served immediately prior to a full
   three-year term shall not be counted as a full term. No person shall
   serve more than two full successive terms. Provided that a person who
   previously served for two (2) successive terms or less may be
   reappointed if two (2) years has expired since the person's last
   service on the board. All tenure of initial and future appointees
   shall expire on June 30 of the designated year. A member of a system
   board once qualified can thereafter be removed by the appointive
   authority during his term of office only for misconduct or neglect of
   duty.
   
   (c) Appointments to the system board shall be made on the basis of
   ability, a sound understanding of the total responsibilities and
   objectives of public libraries and an active interest in the
   attainment of these comprehensive goals. Appointive members shall be
   qualified electors and bona fide residents of the counties from which
   they are appointed. No member of the system board shall in any way be
   connected with the business of publishing or selling books,
   periodicals or other forms of library materials nor with the business
   of manufacturing or selling library supplies or equipment.
   
   (d) All system board members shall serve thereon without compensation
   except actual and necessary travel expenses as authorized by the State
   Travel Reimbursement Act. Individual memberships for systems board
   members in state, regional, and national library associations and
   expenses incurred in attending conferences of these associations,
   board meetings and other library and library-related meetings may be
   paid from library funds upon proper authorization of the board.