1. Library Administration and Organizational Structure
The Library is administered by the Library Director, who is responsible to the Town Manager. The Library Director is charged with full administrative responsibility for the operation of the Library. This includes hiring and discharging staff, training, supervision and performance evaluation of all employees, and fiscal responsibility for the library program of the municipal budget.
Like all other Town departments, the Library is governed by the Town Charter (Appendix H) and Administrative Code (Appendix G). Pay rates and conditions of employment for permanent Library employees are established under the Town's Personnel Policy (Appendix O) and the Library collective bargaining agreement (Appendix D). Personnel practices and decisions shall be consistent with the Town's Personnel Policy and the collective bargaining agreement. Job descriptions for the Library Director and all other staff are included in Appendix J.
The Library Director's relationship with the Board of Trustees is partially covered by the Town Administrative Code, Section 2-47(g) (Appendix G). Furthermore, the Library Director acts in the advisory capacity of a professional expert to the Board; recommends policies, programs, and changes; attends all Board meetings, and has the right to speak on all matters under discussion. The Library Director is not a member of the Board and has, therefore, no vote on matters under discussion. When substantial matters of policy or law are discussed, the Board shall communicate directly with the Selectboard.
Initial Adoption Date: Portions adopted at least as early as February 11, 1971, prior to becoming a town department.
Modified Dates:
May 3, 1976 - Language added regarding being a Town Department and bound by Town Personnel Policies. That the library director is responsible to the town manager and clarifies their relationship to the Library Board of Trustees.
September 12, 2023 - Changed “Board of Selectmen” to “Selectboard”; Added in references to Appendices.