Marathon County Public Library

ITEM NUMBER: 6.04

CHAPTER 6: Library Board

CODE: Policy

COMPUTER ID: LIB-4

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Title: Fiscal Powers of the Library Board and the Library Director

Effective Date: 11-24-86

Authorized By: Library Board of Trustees

Date of Last Revision: 2/2009

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The Library Board of Trustees has the authority granted to it under the provisions of the Wisconsin State

Statutes s. 43.58 including the power to set the Library's annual budget. It is understood that this budget is a

general indication of how the financial resources of the Library should be allocated among the various Library

operations. The Library Board also recognizes that the budget is primarily a guide to the Library Director and

that the Director has the discretionary authority to make adjustments between line items as circumstances

warrant. While the Director may make adjustments between line items, they must not allow the total

operating budget to exceed the amount set by the Library

Board. The Board expects that the Director will

report periodically on how actual line item expenditures compare to the figures in the annual budget approved

by the Library Board. All payments of bills and claims are to be reported to the Library Board monthly.