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.

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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

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Melissa A.  Malcolm
Director
Lapeer District Library
201 Village West Dr S
Lapeer, MI  48446
810.664.9521  extension 3113

810.664.8527 facsimile
melissa@lib.lapeer.org

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