Spruce Grove Public Library Board

POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The general power, duties and responsibilities of the Board are defined in the Alberta Libraries Act, Chapter L-11, Amended 2006. LIBRARY TRUSTEES Prospective trustees are representatives of the communities serviced by the library. Candidates for Board membership must be committed to the library’s purpose. Requirements for Board membership include: • Commitment to the work of the organization. • Knowledge and skills in one or more areas of Board governance. • Willingness to serve on committees. • Attendance at monthly Board meetings. • Support of and participation in special events and fundraising events. ETHICS Board members shall maintain the highest ethical standards in all their Board dealings. This shall include but not be limited to such matters as confidentiality of privileged information, unbiased representation of the entire municipality, and fair and unprejudiced consideration of controversial issues. AUTHORITY Because all powers of the Board lie in its action as a corporate body, members of the Board collectively exercise full authority over all aspects of the library operation. Individual Board members exercise their authority over library affairs only through their vote to take action at a legal meeting of the Board. In other circumstances, an individual Board member, including the chairman, shall have power only when the Board, by vote, has delegated authority to him or her. Regular meetings of the Board will take place the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. All regular meetings of the Board are open to the public. The Board chairman (or, in the absence of the chairman, the deputy-chairman) shall have the authority to call special meetings with 48 hours notice to Board members. The meeting may be held with less than 48 hours notice with the consent of a 2/3 majority of the Board.