| Election May 8, 2007
Oversight and stewardship of the Portage District Library is a very important responsibility and on May 8th, citizens will have the opportunity to go to the polls in Kalamazoo County to elect representatives to assume four vacant seats on the library board.
The candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the 2007 election are: Laurie DeHaven, Betty Lee Ongley, Scott Pierangeli, Alisha Siebers, Babbette J. Smith and Samuel Stoneburner.
The four candidates who are voted onto the 7-member Library Board will be sworn in and will take oaths to serve their four-year terms according to the requirements of the 1989 Michigan District Library Public Act 24, the Michigan Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
Trustees also follow guidelines in the Michigan Public Libraries trustee manual and conduct their meetings using Roberts Rules of Order. Library trustees fulfill various duties such as: adopting and maintaining board bylaws, setting library policies, appointing, super-vising and evaluating the Library Director, approving an annual budget, controlling expenditures and establishing a long range vision for the library.
Operating with the Carver Policy Governance method, trustees determine "Ends" (outcomes to be achieved) for the library and formulate "Executive Limitation Policies" to direct library administration. These policies are monitored for compliance at board meetings held every 4th Monday of the month at the library.
Portage District Library has been very fortunate to have devoted advocates on its board and that will surely continue with the trustees elected in 2007. Please remember to vote! |
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