Section 20-5-43 - Duties and responsibilities of boards of trustees

The board of trustees shall have duties and responsibilities which include but are not limited to the following:(1) To employ a library director who meets state certification requirements and such other employees as necessary upon the recommendation of the library system director; provided, however, that the board shall be authorized to delegate employment of staff members to the library system director;(2) To approve budgets prepared by the library system director and assume responsibility for the presentation of the library's fiscal needs to the supporting agencies;(3) To attend board meetings;(4) To establish policies governing library programs, including rules and regulations governing the use of the library;(5) To set policy for the administration of gifts of money and property;(6) To present financial and progress reports to governing officials and to the public;(7) To notify the appropriate authorities of a vacancy on the board so that a person may be appointed to complete unexpired or full terms; and(8) To notify the library system director, in advance, of all meetings of library boards and board committees.