Hi, Melissa, We don't have staff on Board committees, and in fact I don't think it would be appropriate to do so. We do have outside community members on Board committees but never staff. And the Director is never a voting member of the Board committees. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kay Schwartz Director Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48502 Phone: 810-249-2038 Fax: 810-249-2633 Email: kschwartz@fpl.info From: Melissa Malcolm [mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 4:33 PM To: michlib-l@mail.mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] composition of library board committees Hi all-- Happy Friday! I have a question about board committees. Those here at Lapeer have traditionally had a staff member on them and currently, that process is causing some headaches. For me. Is staff involvement in a board committee--personnel, facilities--usual, or is the staff usually represented by the library director only? Thank you for your input. melissa -- Melissa A. Malcolm Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 810.664.9521 extension 3113 <tel:810.664.9521%C2%A0%20extension%203113> 810.664.8527 facsimile melissa@lib.lapeer.org "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." --Charles Ogletree