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.
CHAPTER 6: Library Board
CODE: Policy
COMPUTER ID: LIB-4
________________________________________________________________________
____________
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
________________________________________________________________________
____________
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.