Duties of The Board Members

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Duties of the Library Board

• To secure adequate funds.
• To hire a capable trained director.
• To determine library policies.
• To approve expenditures of library funds for any item or service expected to exceed $1,000.
• To receive gifts to the library.
• To work actively for the improvement of all libraries by supporting library legislation in the state and nation.
• To attend board meetings regularly. If unable to attend the Board member should notify the director as early as possible, or by noon of the day of the meeting.
• To become familiar with what constitutes good library service.
• To support the library’s service program in daily contacts with the public at large.
• Criticisms of the library service, the director, or the library staff, which are brought to the attention of Board members, shall be immediately and directly reported to the director.
• No Board member shall release to the public, orally or in writing, information about the library not previously agreed upon at board meeting.
• No Board member shall make individual decisions or actions on library matters, except in an emergency.
• Individual members of the library board shall not entertain complaints from library staff members. Such complaints shall follow grievance procedures as provided in the policy manual.
• The Little Dixie Regional Libraries Board of trustees will abide by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Annual public hearings will be held on the annual budget.
• Annually evaluate director.

Board of Trustees

July -2011-2012

Officers – July 2011-2012

President – Linden Vanlandingham

Vice-President – Marilyn Rasmussen

Treasurer – Sally Blakemore

Secretary – Carol Jackson, appointed 

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