Knowledge Base: Library Policies

1. The Vegreville Library Board membership shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, and other Members at Large as appointed by Town Council.
2. The total membership of the Board shall not be less than 5 Members and not greater than 10 Members.
3. A person who is an Employee of the Library or the Library Board is not eligible to be a Board Member.
4. Board Members are appointed for a 1, 2, or 3-year renewable term by Vegreville Town Council. Usually, new Board Members are appointed in 3-year terms.
5. A Member of the Library Board is eligible to be reappointed for only 1 additional consecutive terms of office, unless at least 2/3 of the whole Town Council passes a resolution stating that the member may be reappointed for more than 2 consecutive terms.
6. Board Members who have served 2 consecutive terms and have not been re-appointed by Town Council as described in point 5 may be reappointed to the Board 1 year after the end of their second or final term.

        7. Not more than 2 Councillors as appointed by Town Council may be Members of the Library Board.

8. New Board Members will be given a tour of the Library by a current Board Member or the Library Manager, and presented with an orientation package containing:
   1. board structure
   2. board responsibilities
   3. library organization
   4. Plan of Service
   5. Libraries Act and Regulation
   6. financial sources
   7. community and provincial partnerships.

9. Termination of membership may occur at the conclusion of the appointed term; after three consecutive missed regularly scheduled Board meetings not pre-authorized by the Board; by a decision of Town Council (usually at a recommendation of the Board); or by resignation.
10. Departing Board Members will usually be recognized by the Board by affixing a book plate (label) in a book of their choosing, whether it be a material already in the collection or purchased as per their wishes.