Library Trustees-Attendance at Conferences/Workshops
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The Board shall encourage its Trustees to attend conferences and workshops, and to engage in virtual professional development up to their yearly training budget allocated after the funding is approved by Council. Training allocations shall be reviewed quarterly.
Trustees must be with the Board for one year of continuous service to be eligible for library sponsored in-person attendance at conferences.
Within budget guidelines and with prior Board approval, expenses incurred by individual Board members for travel, subsistence and registration fees shall be reimbursed upon submission of Expense Claim Form 1.9 (Appendix 1A) to the Library Director after signatures by Board Executive.
As budget permits, the Board shall select, at its discretion, at least one (1) delegate each year to attend library conferences and cover registration, meals, accommodation, mileage, and incidentals.
Written reports on conference activities shall be submitted within two weeks after the conference to the Library Director for inclusion in the next regular meeting board package.
