ITEM NUMBER: 7.01
CHAPTER 7: Administrative
Management
CODE: Policy
COMPUTER ID: AMOM-1
_______________________________________________________________________________
Title: Administration of Library
Effective Date: 11-24-86
Authorized By: Library Board of Trustees
Date of Last Revision: 3/2009
_______________________________________________________________________________
The function of the Library Director and the Administration Office is to
manage the Library's
resources in an effective and efficient manner. This includes the gener
al management of the
Library, personnel, administration, and finance.
General management includes overall library planning; evaluation of services; preparation of
service objectives; execution of policies established by the Board of Tr
ustees and interaction
with the Board of Trustees; the Friends of the Marathon County Public Li
brary; the County
Board; the city Council; School Districts; the Wisconsin Valley Library
Service; the Wisconsin
Library Association; Division for Libraries, Technology & Community Lear
ning; the Wisconsin
State Legislature; the American Library Association; and other organizat
ions in the community
and the State. General management also includes the preparation of the
narrative and
statistical reports needed to keep the Board of Trustees, funding agenci
es, the State, and the
public well informed.
Personnel administration includes hiring personnel, assigning duties, ov
erseeing training and
continuing education of employees, evaluating staff performance, disciplining staff as required,
administering all personnel policies, and keeping appropriate records.
Financial administration includes the preparation and defense of the Lib
rary's budget request,
careful monitoring of the Library's expenditures to be sure that they ar
e in accord with the
budget, and the preparation of such reports as are needed to keep the Bo
ard of Trustees,
funding agencies, the State, and the public well informed.
CHAPTER 7: Administrative
Management
CODE: Policy
COMPUTER ID: AMOM-1
_______________________________________________________________________________
Title: Administration of Library
Effective Date: 11-24-86
Authorized By: Library Board of Trustees
Date of Last Revision: 3/2009
_______________________________________________________________________________
The function of the Library Director and the Administration Office is to
manage the Library's
resources in an effective and efficient manner. This includes the gener
al management of the
Library, personnel, administration, and finance.
General management includes overall library planning; evaluation of services; preparation of
service objectives; execution of policies established by the Board of Tr
ustees and interaction
with the Board of Trustees; the Friends of the Marathon County Public Li
brary; the County
Board; the city Council; School Districts; the Wisconsin Valley Library
Service; the Wisconsin
Library Association; Division for Libraries, Technology & Community Lear
ning; the Wisconsin
State Legislature; the American Library Association; and other organizat
ions in the community
and the State. General management also includes the preparation of the
narrative and
statistical reports needed to keep the Board of Trustees, funding agenci
es, the State, and the
public well informed.
Personnel administration includes hiring personnel, assigning duties, ov
erseeing training and
continuing education of employees, evaluating staff performance, disciplining staff as required,
administering all personnel policies, and keeping appropriate records.
Financial administration includes the preparation and defense of the Lib
rary's budget request,
careful monitoring of the Library's expenditures to be sure that they ar
e in accord with the
budget, and the preparation of such reports as are needed to keep the Bo
ard of Trustees,
funding agencies, the State, and the public well informed.