Duties of the Board
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Policy Statement: Board members shall actively participate in meetings and committees.
Guidelines and Procedures:
- Treat other Board members with courtesy, helping the chair keep the meeting on track.
- The Board shall follow Robert's Rules of Order.
- Prepare for meetings by ensuring assigned tasks from previous meetings are completed.
- Become familiar with agenda and issues.
- Review minutes of previous meeting.
- Board members are expected to participate actively in:
- Discussions and decision-making
- Policy development, approval, monitoring, review and evaluation
- Development and review of the Plan of Service
- Budgeting
- Employing library managers
- Evaluation of managers
- Make chair aware of relevant issues for next meeting.
- Board members should be fully versed in the Alberta Libraries Act and in the Alberta Library Association Handbook.