2322                               County Local Laws

2-57. Same-Local advisory committees.

The library board is hereby authorized to designate, from among the
residents of each area in which a branch library or station has been
located, a local advisory committee of not less than three members which
shall consult with and make recommendations to the library board concern-
ing local library needs. Such committees may make recommendations to
the county executive with respect to the filling of vacancies on the library
board and to the library board concerning the construction of new library
buildings in the area which they represent. The members of all such
committees shall be appointed for a term of two years; except, that in
case of an appointment to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration
of any term, the successor shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.

Section 14. Section 2-58, Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-58. Transfer of facilities of existing libraries to county.

(a)    Under the direction of the county executive, the librarian of
the department of public libraries is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate with properly authorized representatives of the governing bodies
of all public libraries or subscription libraries existing in the county or the
governing bodies of any incorporated municipality within the county which
operates, owns or supports, in whole or in part, a public library as of the
effective date of this article for the transfer to the county, upon such
terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, of all book collections, equip-
ment and other facilities or property including land and buildings which
such governing bodies may desire to transfer into the county public library
system. The county librarian is directed, at the request of such governing
body, to include among such terms and conditions the following:

(1)    Warranties to any such governing body that library facilities
at least equivalent in value to the facilities and property transferred into
the county system by any governing body will be made available by the
county in the form of library facilities and services to the particular area
represented by such governing body, and

(2)    Provisions that any such governing body holding in trust cash,
securities or any other evidences of indebtedness or unimproved real prop-
erty acquired from proceeds of taxes levied for a library special taxing
area may retain such cash, evidences of indebtedness and property for use
in making available, at such time as there has been placed in operation
a library building adequate to serve the council district in which located,
such additional library facilities as such governing body in its discretion
determines to be suitable and as may be approved by the county librarian.

(b)    After the terms and conditions of transfer of any such facilities
and property have been agreed upon, the county executive is hereby author-
ized to accept on behalf of the county, the transfer of such facilities and
property to the county effective on the first day of July next following.
The conveyance of title to the county of any property pursuant to the
provisions of this article shall be evidenced by a written contract or agree-
ment approved by the county attorney.

Section 15. Section 2-64, Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: