4. The library board approves and implements a written personnel policy. Hiring rates or ranges and job descriptions are determined for all library staff. The library director implements and manages personnel policies and procedures.
5. Liability insurance for the library is maintained by the library board or the library’s parent government body (city, township or county), and a copy of the current insurance policy is on file at the library.
6. Library financial records are maintained on file at the library and are available in accord with Kansas Open Records Act requirements.
7. The library board has adopted and has available written bylaws and policies on all of the following. Check those for which the library board has approved policies:
- Selection / Collection Management
- Public Services
- Building / Meeting Room Use
- Intellectual Freedom
- Personnel
- Budget and Finance
- Confidentiality of Library Records
- Equipment Use
- Gifts
- Patron Behavior
- Appropriate Use of Online Services
- Capital Improvements
- Continuing Education
- Surplus Property
- Emergency Preparedness / Disaster Recovery
9. The library board participates in at least one continuing education activity annually. This activity may be:
- Part of a regularly scheduled board meeting with materials and/or a presentation provided by the regional library system or other resource.
- Attendance at continuing education activities provided by the regional library system and/or other continuing education providers.
- Other continuing education activities including viewing and discussion of online or recorded presentations.
11. A designated library representative or alternate attends the meetings of their regional library system board.
12. The library provides and pays for a current membership in the Kansas Library Association and Kansas Library Trustee Association for all members of the library board annually.
13. The library board has a current written plan, updated at least every three years and developed with input from members of the community in addition to the library staff and library board. The plan includes all of the following steps. (Check all that have been completed):
- Assessment of community demographics and needs
- Vision and/or mission statements
- Goals and objectives
- Action steps
- A process to monitor implementation of the plan
14. The library board annually reviews the library plan.
16. The library board annually reviews the types of funds used by the library before beginning budget preparation. These include the general tax fund, grants, donations, endowments, and various types of miscellaneous income. Libraries could also utilize a separate employee benefit tax fund, and may create and use a legally established capital improvement fund. Detailed information and sample resolution wording for creation of an Employee Benefit Fund can be found at http://is.gd/WIHU69 . Detailed information and a sample resolution for creation of a Capital Improvement Fund can be found at http://is.gd/yaEZAY.
18. The library board presents the approved budget to the local governing body. This budget should be reflected on the municipal budgets as separate special funds rather than as a line item in the municipal budget. Municipal governments are charged with funding operational budgets created and recommended by local library boards.
19. The library board and library director review all portions of the local official budget related to the library, and copies are retained on file at the library.
20. All checks issued by the library require two signatures – the President and the Secretary of the library board. Any additional signatures are optional. The statutory basis for this is K.S.A. 10-803. More detailed information on facsimile signatures can be found at http://is.gd/QT1AJI .
21. The library board treasurer and the library director develop a monthly financial statement for the library board. This monthly financial statement and all financial motions are included in the library board minutes. The monthly financial statement includes:
- a list of current monthly expenditures
- year-to-date expenditure-to-budget comparison
- a list of current monthly income
- year-to-date income-to-budget comparison
